Provide the gift of sight to hundreds of indigent patients so they can lead productive lives! The Philippines is one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia with a population that is largely uninsured due to poverty. We provide free medical services such as cataract surgeries, perinatal care, prosthetics manufacturing, to help people obtain employment and hopefully climb out of the chains of poverty. We need the tools to help them.
The rural areas of the Philippines virtually has no access to basic healthcare. As a result, when a farmer becomes ill or disabled, he/she just stops working. There is no affordable or accessible health center. Most of the population are farmers and local vendors. We are trying to bring people back into the work force by curing them from their disability. This micro project focuses on the gift of sight, helping those with cataracts and other eye disease be free of their impediment
We will reach out to these rural areas and transport, free of charge, those with eye diseases to our health center and evaluate them. Our volunteer opthalmologist examines them thoroughly and assesses their candidacy for surgery and medical care. Eligible patients then undergo necessary treatment so they can see clearly again.
This project will help those with visual impairment see clearly again. When one can see, one can work, support one's family, and help the community. We can help hundreds of indigent patients who otherwise would succumb to their disability overcome it.
