Pakistani Doctors Offer Free Eye Operations in Chad Healthcare System

Newstoday: A team of Pakistani physicians will perform free eye surgery in Anjamina, Chad's capital city. They are also educating local medical experts to strengthen Chad's healthcare system. The Free Eye Camp of Pakistani Ophthalmologists is a collaboration between the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH), the Islamic Development Bank, and the Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust. The team will undertake approximately 400 free procedures in the next few days.

They will also undertake post-operative evaluations to ensure that patients recover quickly and run an awareness campaign to teach young people how to avoid blindness.COMSTECH has also developed a two-year postgraduate training program to boost ophthalmological skills in Africa. In conjunction with the Islamic Development Bank, sixteen African ophthalmologists will undergo training in diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma surgery at local institutions.Last year, the Pakistani medical team organized a similar free eye camp in Niamey, Niger's capital. Their commitment to preventing blindness and improving eye care has gained them national and worldwide acclaim.