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Noor Dubai Brings Light in the Lives of Nine Patients Everyday
dubai — The final number of patients treated since the launch of Noor Dubai project on September 3, will be announced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai in the month of October.
With an average of nine surgeries being conducted daily and over 40 patients awaiting their turn at the Noor Dubai outpatient clinic in Dubai Hospital, the total number of patients treated under the programme is expected to cross into hundreds in the first phase of the project.
“The target of the campaign is to treat one million people,” said Dr Manal Taryam, head of the medical team for the project and President Emirates Ophthalmic Society.
“In the first phase, we are treating patients in Dubai by bearing their travel and lodging expenses, but in the second phase, expected to start by October end, the Noor Dubai team will travel to different countries to offer treatment,” she explained.
On Wednesday, the Noor Dubai project team from the Dubai Health Authority paid a visit to the patients awaiting surgery at the hospital and distributed gifts to cheer them up.
Light of Vision for The Little Ones Five-month-old
Fofana is the youngest patient to be treated at Noor Dubail.
Suffering from congenital cataract, Fofana is nearly blind. Her mother dozes off near the screaming baby, tired after the journey from Mali to Dubai.
Using a translator to help me understand her French language, her mother Amadoun says, “We are very poor and cannot afford the treatment. In Mali, there are no specialists available. I am happy to fly over to Dubai for my daughter.”
In the same room of the ward on floor number eight at Dubai Hospital, nurses are rushing to calm three-year-old Marab from Syria before her hour and half operation to align her eyes. Her hapless father, who has accompanied her from his home country, says he is happy for her.
On the other hand, six-year-old Ismail Jarrah, seems oblivious of the fact that he is partially blind due to congenital cataract. Receiving visitors with a heart warming smile, he continues with his pranks even while confined to the hospital bed.
His father, however, realises the importance of sight and thanks Shaikh Mohammed for giving his son the gift of sight.
asmaalizain@khaleejtimes.com
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