Tribune News Network
Doha
Qatar Charity (QC) launched qualitative medical campaigns in Ghana to remove cataracts, combat blindness and treat congenital heart diseases in children as part of its ‘Merciful Hearts’ initiative.
The medical campaigns were remarkably appreciated by official authorities, patients and their families for putting an end to their suffering by the benefactors of Qatar.
Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji, director of the International Programs and Development Department at QC, launched the first of 10 medical campaigns in the Kadewaso village in the Atiwa East District in the Eastern Region of Ghana to remove cataracts and combat blindness. These campaigns will continue in various regions of Ghana in the upcoming phase, providing excellent medical services to nearly 9,000 patients with various eye issues.
The campaign to combat blindness and remove cataract is an extension of the ‘50,000 Lives’ campaign launched by QC in Ramadan. The donations from the benevolent people of Qatar at that time have contributed to the continued treatment of eye patients until now.
The first campaign, launched in the past few days, targeted 1,000 patients for medical examination, checkups, medicines and eyeglasses. Surgery will be performed on 100 of the most vulnerable patients to restore their eyesight and enable them to resume their normal lives.
As part of its 2023 health strategy for Ghana, QC launched the ‘Merciful Hearts’ initiative to repair heart abnormalities in children.A specialised medical team of highly qualified professionals from various nationalities, working in major hospitals around the world, is supervising the execution of 35 heart surgeries for the most vulnerable children as part of the campaign. The team utilises the technique of cardiac catheterization without the need for open-heart surgery at the Pediatric Cardiac Unit of the University of Ghana Medical Center (UGMC) in the capital, Accra.
Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji, director of the International Programs and Development Department at QC, stated that both previously completed and recently accomplished projects in Ghana have had a significant and substantial impact on the beneficiaries. He praised the well-chosen locations of the projects to serve a larger portion of the needy within the community. He thanked volunteer doctors who generously gave their time, effort and resources, coming from distant areas to treat the children in Ghana.
Both public and official bodies in Ghana expressed their gratitude and appreciation for QC dedication to providing high-quality services for patients in need. They noted that, this is for the first time a project to treat heart diseases in children is being implemented in Ghana.
UGMC’s CEO Dr Darius, expressed his gratitude to QC for its collaboration with UGMC in implementing the medical project, which represents a true relief for the needy children.
Consultant Cardiologist Dr Mohammed Tawfiq Naaman said, “Without this humanitarian intervention from Qatar Charity, every child suffering from a heart defect or any related illness would need to pay a sum ranging between $2,500 and $3,000 for the treatment.”
The campaign has left a positive impact on the families of the beneficiary children, bringing joy to their hearts, and ending a long journey of their children’s suffering from the illness, especially as they were unable to afford the cost of the surgeries.
