Abu Dhabi (WAM)
The Emirates Red Crescent Authority implemented the seventh phase of the campaign to combat eye diseases in the Kingdom of Morocco, under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, Honorary President of the Red Crescent Authority (Mother of the Emirates). In total, the provision of health care to thousands of cases that suffer from health symptoms in view of the villages and remote Moroccan regions.
The campaign program includes performing cataract operations and implanting lenses using advanced surgical techniques, in addition to conducting early medical detection for glaucoma patients, and providing the necessary medicines and eyeglasses to the targets of the campaign.
The campaign has included – so far – conducting medical examinations for more than 8,692 cases, and performing 3,384 operations to remove cataracts. El-Ayoun. Since its inception, the campaign has included field visits to dozens of Moroccan schools, during which thousands of students were examined, and spectacles were provided to those with vision problems.
Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al-Falahi, Secretary-General of the Emirates Red Crescent Authority, stressed that the Morocco campaign comes in support of the initiatives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to reduce the health suffering of the vulnerable segments and groups. The rationale and the UAE’s strategy in sustaining giving through the implementation of ambitious development programs and projects that have a profound impact on enhancing the capacity of those communities, providing necessary services in health, education, social issues and improving the conditions of motherhood and childhood, noting that Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak’s various initiatives represent a strong message of solidarity with Humanitarian conditions in various arenas.
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Al-Falahi said: The Red Crescent Authority pays great attention to this campaign, and is working to enhance its activities and expand the umbrella of its beneficiaries in various Moroccan regions and rural areas far from the main cities, as the campaign moves through an integrated medical unit in ophthalmology to those areas and implements its health programs for patients He pointed out that the authority has always been a main supporter and a strong support for the Moroccan people, adding that the campaign to combat eye diseases is a real addition to the efforts of our national authority and a qualitative leap for its humanitarian initiatives in Morocco. He thanked and appreciated the authority’s partners in implementing the campaign on the Moroccan arena, led by the country’s embassy in Rabat, the Moroccan Ministry of Health and the Moroccan Medical Association for Solidarity.