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Pakistani doctors to perform free eye surgery in Kabul
Ministry of Public Health officials said on Monday that a team of ophthalmologists from the Alkhidmat Foundation in Pakistan are in Kabul to perform eye surgery on Afghans in need.
Officials said they estimate they will perform about 500 surgeries which will be done for free.
According to the ministry, among the procedures that will be carried out will be retina and oculoplastic surgeries, and will be done at the Noor Hospital – the national eye clinic – in Kabul.
Dr. Zahir Gul Zadran, head of Noor Hospital, thanked the foundation for their support and said: “These doctors have also brought medical equipment to this hospital for the treatment of patients, the value of which is about 24 lakhs Pakistani rupees ($10 million).”
In addition, Zadran said this is the second time that these doctors will visit Noor Hospital to treat Afghan patients.
According to the Ministry of Health, the visiting surgeons will spend four days treating patients at Noor Hospital.
