FIMA Year Book 2010-2011 - Federation of Islamic Medical ...
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<strong>FIMA</strong> EYE HOSPITALS<br />
• Several eye camps have been conducted in<br />
the hospital, and 800 surgeries performed<br />
• Total Surgeries: 5,840<br />
• Number <strong>of</strong> out-patients treated in hospital<br />
clinics: approximately50,000<br />
Patients seeking eye care in the hospital come<br />
from West Darfur and from regions extending all<br />
the way to tribes <strong>of</strong> the neighboring Republic <strong>of</strong><br />
Chad.<br />
Eye Hospital at al-Qadarif- Sudan:<br />
Al-Gadarif is a far eastern Sudanese province.<br />
Needs assessment conducted by the IMA <strong>of</strong> Sudan<br />
and Sudanese health authorities revealed<br />
tremendous need for an eye hospital, similar in<br />
magnitude to that <strong>of</strong> West Darfur.<br />
Preliminary preparations, including architectural<br />
drawings were prepared. The project is waiting<br />
collaborative efforts to be executed.<br />
Eye Health Care in Putlam, Sri Lanka:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Hafeez Ur Rahman, coordinator <strong>of</strong> <strong>FIMA</strong><br />
Save Vision Program, was invited to visit Sri<br />
Lanka in 2008, by the Sarandeeb Foundation.<br />
Putlam is a city with 50,000 people, with nearby<br />
refugee camps, at that time, <strong>of</strong> about 100,000<br />
people, mostly Muslims.<br />
Sarandeeb Foundation runs a small hospital <strong>of</strong> 50<br />
beds, established by Zakat House in Kuwait in a<br />
suburb <strong>of</strong> Putlam.<br />
Inauguration <strong>of</strong> al Genaina Eye Hospital, Feb 2006<br />
Federal Health Minister-Sudan with Pr<strong>of</strong>s. Mamoun<br />
Homaida, Adnan Jaljuli and Hafeez Ur Rahman<br />
<strong>FIMA</strong> Eye Center in Kuwait Hospital-<br />
Peshawar- Pakistan:<br />
This general hospital was established by the Red<br />
Crescent Society <strong>of</strong> Kuwait, more than thirty years<br />
ago, for medical care <strong>of</strong> Afghan refugees, on free<br />
or minimal charge basis. Subsequently, Peshawar<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> College (PMC) opened the hospital for<br />
the general public.<br />
In January 2008, <strong>FIMA</strong> developed the eye<br />
department at this hospital, provided eye surgery<br />
consumables and IOLs, and started free cataract<br />
surgeries for needy Afghan refugees and local<br />
population. To date, more than 1000 cataract<br />
surgeries have been performed. The hospital is<br />
currently one <strong>of</strong> the training hospitals <strong>of</strong> PMC.<br />
In April 2008, <strong>FIMA</strong> conducted an eye camp in<br />
this Kuwait Hospital and performed 750 eye<br />
surgeries. <strong>FIMA</strong> <strong>of</strong>fered to establish an eye<br />
department in the hospital. An agreement was<br />
established, and the department became wellequipped<br />
and functional in May 2008. An eye<br />
surgeon from Colombo, the capital city, started<br />
visiting the hospital once a week to perform eye<br />
surgeries.<br />
Other NGOs conducted free eye camps in the new<br />
eye department. As <strong>of</strong> July <strong>2011</strong>, 7478 cataract<br />
surgeries were conducted, in collaboration with<br />
other NGOs.<br />
Eye Hospitals in Palestine:<br />
As stated earlier, WHO-EMRO statistics classified<br />
Palestine as one <strong>of</strong> 7 most needy countries for eye<br />
care in the Eastern Mediterranean region, with<br />
extensive deficiencies in dealing with visual<br />
impairments.<br />
<strong>FIMA</strong> <strong>Year</strong><strong>Book</strong> <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>2011</strong><br />
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