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KAMPALA, UGANDA August 20, 2023 – Baitulmaal, a Dallas-based international humanitarian nonprofit, recently provided free cataract surgery to 180 underprivileged patients in Uganda.
According to Ahmed Sherif, international offices manager at Baitulmaal, patients came from across the country, including impoverished individuals, people with disabilities, the elderly and some children.
“Many individuals, especially in rural areas, lack timely and appropriate eye care services,” Sherif said. “Access to healthcare is a right that everyone deserves regardless of their socioeconomic background.”
The national poverty rate in Uganda is approximately 30 percent. An estimated 42,000 Ugandans suffer from cataract blindness requiring immediate treatment. Delays in seeking treatment contribute to the high incidence of blindness in the country according to the National Library of Medicine.
Baitulmaal is an international humanitarian aid organization that provides life-saving, life-sustaining and life-enriching aid to people in need around the world. With headquarters in Texas, the charity has domestic offices in California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey as well as international offices in Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.
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