Ref: BMMT/Admin/014/1437
BILAL MUSLIM MISSION OF TANZANIA HOLDS
FREE EYE CAMP AT CHALINZE (7th – 10th JULY 2016)
The Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania organized a 4-Days Eye Camp sponsored by Renville Health Care in Memory of Marhum Pirbhai Visram, Marhum Merali Dewji, and Marhum Gulamhussein Daya and with support of BETA Charitable Trust of Essex, U.K. for the surgeries.
Camp was set at Bwilingu Primary School and the surgeries were carried out at surgery room in Chalinze Hospital. This was conducted from 7th to 10th July, 2016.
People from several villages in the Chalinze District registered for the Free Eye treatment, among them 2,844 people of various ages were screened; summary and details are given below:
PATIENTS SCREENING:
THE EYE CAMP PHARMACY – PRESCRIBING MEDICINES:
PRESCRIBING SPECTACLES:
SURGERY PROCEDURES – OPHTHALMOLOGISTS AT WORK:
REMOVAL OF CATARACT:
AFTER SURGERY – WAITING FOR THE POST-SURGERY CHECK-UP:
SUMMARY STATISTICS OF THE CASES:
- Total number of people screened: 2284
- Total medicine prescribed: 1194
- Total spectacles prescribed/given: 2249
- Total diseases discovered: 3709
- Total sunglasses made available: 140
- Total cataract surgeries carried out: 150
HUMANITARIAN & SOCIAL ACITIVITIES HELD AT THE CAMP:
APPRECIATION
Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania (BMMT) expresses its profound gratitude to Renville Health Care for sponsoring the Chalinze Free Eye Camp in Memory and Ithale-Thawab of Marhum Pirbhai Visram, Marhum Merali Dewji, and Marhum Gulamhussein Daya. We are also grateful to BETA Charitable Trust of Essex, U.K. for sponsoring the surgeries which were carried out at Chalinze Free Eye Camp.
We also express our deep and sincere appreciation to the entire team of doctors, nurses, volunteers, Regional and District Government authorities and medical officers, the School administration and teachers, the Tanzania Police Force and all those who in one way or the other supported and facilitated the successful conduct of the Camp.
We sincerely thank The Light Foundation for donating refractomer/keratometer which was used for first time at Bilal Eye Camp.
Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania wish to acknowledge its deep appreciation to Brother Mushtak Fazal, Tanzania Road Haulage (1980) Ltd – TRH and all the donors and well-wishers who have requested to remain anonymous for their support and encouragement towards our activities.
We pray to Allah (SWT) to grant all the above mentioned people with tawfeeqat to continue with their noble support and services in keeping with the spirit of humanitarian services alive. May Allah (SWT) grant them good health, long life and success in their endeavors.
SECRETARIAT
Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania
P.O. Box 20033, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tel: +255 22 2120111 – 2122419
bilaltz@africafederation.org