Islamabad: In a decisive step toward reducing avoidable blindness in underserved regions of the country, the Al-Shifa Trust (AST) has launched a fully equipped mobile operation theatre (OT) donated by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL). The high-tech unit comprising three fully equipped trucks will bring life-changing eye surgeries to the doorsteps of those who cannot afford travel or access to hospitals located in major cities, significantly improving their quality of life. At the handover ceremony held at THQ Hospital Fateh Jang, Major General (Retd.) Rehmat Khan, President of Al-Shifa Trust, called the mobile OT \u201ca beacon of hope\u201d for rural communities. He said that through our Al-Shifa Centre for Community Ophthalmology (ACCO), we are committed to reaching people where help is needed most. The AST operates one of the country\u2019s most extensive outreach programs for preventing blindness. During the 2024\u201325 financial year, nearly 360,000 schoolchildren were screened for vision problems, he informed. Maj. Gen. Rehmat Khan added that 700 eye camps have already been held this year, a 30% increase over last year, and we are determined to go further in our mission to prevent avoidable blindness. He informed that the mobile unit, built to international standards, can perform up to 100 eye surgeries daily in areas lacking surgical facilities. Dr. Muhammad Najam Ul Hasnat, the general manager of the outreach program, said this mobile OT is sterile, self-contained, and ready to serve communities in even the most remote locations. Staff reporter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad: In a decisive step toward reducing avoidable blindness in underserved regions of the country, the Al-Shifa Trust (AST) has launched a fully equipped mobile operation theatre (OT) donated by the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL). The high-tech unit comprising three fully equipped trucks will bring life-changing eye surgeries to the doorsteps of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-475677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n