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Mohammed Nawaz Ateeq, President of the Pakistani Lira Community, says the eye camp is part of cooperation and social responsibility to the Lango community that has long supported his business.
More than 500 people with different eye problems showed up for free eye exams and cataract surgery at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH). The 3-day camp which started on Sunday aims to provide free eye health care to the community of Lango.
It is organized by the Pakistani-Lira Association with the support of the Overseas Pakistani Global Foundation Africa (OPGFA). Three ophthalmologists from Pakistan, USA and UK perform cataract examinations and operations. The group hopes to provide services to more than 1,000 people with eye complications.
Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health, who left the health camp, acknowledged the impact of the Pakistan Association in the fight against eye infections across the country. According to Aceng, the burden of eye infections is high and such camps are strongly encouraged, due to complementary efforts by the government.
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Patience Awor is a ninth grader and resident of Ogur sub-county who started losing her sight two years ago. She says her mother’s attempt to treat her with herbal medicine made her condition worse and she can barely see. She hopes she will get help.
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Augustine Atine, a 72-year-old resident of Apac sub-county, was diagnosed with cataracts in 2018 but never had surgery due to lack of money to pay medical bills.
Atine hopes he will be operated on and go home a normal person.
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Joyce Anyango, a resident of Agali sub-county in Lira district, says she has been suffering for so long because no one informed her of such initiatives offering free eye exams and treatment.
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Mohammed Nawaz Ateeq, President of the Pakistani Lira Community, says the eye camp is part of cooperation and social responsibility to the Lango community that has long supported his business.
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Judith Nanyonjo, senior senior nurse at LRRH, urged the Pakistani Association to consider holding more health camps in a year, saying the number of people with eye complications still overwhelms government facilities.
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A similar eye camp held in December last year saw 760 people with eye complications treated.
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