Provide Free Eye Care in a Pakistani Eye Hospital
Support free surgery in pakistan
Summary
Provide free eye care in LRBT’s eye hospital in Mansehra. From Nov 2005 to July 31, 2008, 142,565 outpatient procedures and 13,999 major & minor surgeries were performed absolutely free of cost.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Mansehra hospital would cater to eye care needs of a population of over 2.4 million comprising catchment areas of Batgram, Muzaffarabad, Abbotabad and Azad Kashmir. Estimated number of beneficiaries visiting OPD 200 per day 60,000 per annum Estimated number of beneficiaries for cataract surgery 40 per day 9,600 per annum This will benefit a large number of patients whose precarious situation & struggle for survival has been aggravated by the October 2005 earthquake.
Activities
The hospital will provide diagnostic and curative eyecare needs of patients for: •Refractive Errors •Cataract •Glaucoma •Trachoma •Trauma •Lachrymal and Squint Surgery.
Funding Information
This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Prevention of Blindness & restoration of sight to blind patients reducing dependence & converting them into productive members of a community which has been shattered by the earthquake
Project Message
No person should go blind simply because he / she cannot afford treatment
- Board of Trustees – LRBT, Board of Trustees – LRBT
Who is Running This Project
Contact
M. Sharif Lillah
Executive Director
37 – C, Sunset Lane # 4, 24th Commercial Street
Phase – II (Ext.) Defence Housing Authority
Karachi, Sindh Same as above
Pakistan
92-21-5396600
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT)
37 – C Sunset Lane # 4, 24th Commercial Street Phase – II (Ext), Defence Housing Authority
Karachi,
Sindh
same as ab
Pakistan
92-21-5396600-6
http://www.lrbt.org.pk
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Pakistan
and can also be found under 
Disaster Recovery.
For more information about Pakistan, read the Human Development Report on Pakistan or the Wikipedia entry for Pakistan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on October 12, 2006
Latest Update from the Field
Project Achievements
By M. Sharif Lillah - Executive Director, March 18, 2009 12:52 PM
o In the last 12, months we have opened 4 new hospitals: Pasrur & Arifwala in the Punjab, Rashidabad replacing Tando Adam (which had become too small for the volume of patients visiting it) in Sindh and between Mansehra & Balakot in the Frontier (replacing our temporary hospital set up after the earthquake).
o The first phase of Khanewal hospital which included larger Operation Theatre, patients’ waiting area and two screening rooms has been completed. Work on the second phase consisting of additional wards has begun and will be completed by end 2009. This is being funded by Mr. Nasir Mehmood from Dubai.
o Expansion of Tando Bago hospital which is a much larger project as it includes an expanded operation theatre, wards, waiting area with screening and refraction rooms as well as additional residential accommodation for doctors started on 31st March 2008 and are expected to be completed by April 2009.
o Additionally we have established three new Primary Eyecare Centers at Dadu (Sindh), Toba Tek Singh (Punjab) & Dhadhial (Azad Kashmir).
During the year 2007/8 we have treated 1.6 million patients in OPD and performed over 119,000 major surgeries a growth of 10 % over the previous year all free of charge. LRBT is the major provider of eye care in the country treating 36 % of all eye patients, performing 27 .4% of eye surgeries and 32 % of all Paediatric eye surgeries all totally free. We impact & improve the life of more patients than any NGO in the country.
Cumulatively we crossed the 15th million patient milestone in September 2008. Our 15 millionth patient was Abdul Rehman – the only male child of his parents, from a remote village of Balochistan. His sight was restored successfully and is now back to his normal life.
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