The Distressed Children & Infants International (DCI) and Rights and Sight for Children (RSC), in partnership with the Faraaz Hossain Foundation, organized a free eye screening camp at Kajla-Dharampur (K.D) Club, Kajla, Motihar, Rajshahi on Tuesday.
A total of 652 underprivileged children and adults received free eye treatment from the camp.
Of them, 73 patients were diagnosed with cataracts and 114 patients with refractive errors.
The refractive errors patients will receives eye glasses on February 5 at Kajla-Dharampur (K.D) Club, Kajla. They will be provided with corrective surgeries and eyeglasses free of cost.
Total 623 patients received medicine from the camp and cataract patients will receive surgery accordingly at Rajshahi Lions Eye Hospital, Rajshahi.
The eye screening camp was held in memory of late Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain. Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain exhibited extraordinary courage, amazing selflessness and deeply rooted values as he stood for humanity. Being a Bangladeshi Muslim, Faraaz was given the chance to flee, yet he refused to abandon his two dear friends during the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, July 1st, 2016. On that night, Faraaz chose to stand by his friends, to stand by a humanity that transcends the man-made boundaries of race, religion and nationality. He demonstrated the highest standards of moral and ethical values, which DCI strives to nurture in young adults through volunteerism and leadership.
DCI Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ehsan Hoque said, “The goal of this eye camp is to give the light of vision and new hope to the unfortunate and underprivileged in memory of Faraaz.
As a visually disabled person myself, I understand deeply, through my life experiences, the importance of preventing blindness and aiding people with visual and other disabilities.”
Rajshahi Govt. College principal Prof. Md. Habibur Rahman was attended the eye camp as a chief guest.
Rajshahi University Medical Center chief medical officer Dr. Tobibur Rahman Sheikh, ward councilors Abdul Hamid Sharkar (Takon) and Ashraful Hasan Bacchu were attended the event as the special guest.
A K M Zaman Jewel,Mr. Abdur Razzak, RSC program manager Jamal Nasher Romel, program development officer Md. Samiul Hasan, Tahmeed Ibne Mazharof Faraaz Hossain Foundation, were, among others, present.
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