Tamdeen Youth Foundation Launches Free Medical Camp for Cataract Removal in Taiz City
The Undersecretary of Taiz Governorate for Health Affairs, Dr. Ilan Abdulhaq, along with the Director General of the Office of Social Affairs and Labor, Mr. Fouad Al-Faqih, launched today in Taiz City a free medical eye camp for cataract removal and vision improvement.
The camp is implemented by Tamdeen Youth Foundation (TYF) with support from Pure Hands, in coordination with Al-Ahdal Eye Hospital.
Project Officer Abdulrahman Al-Saqqaf explained that the camp aims to perform 440 cataract removal surgeries using modern Phaco technology, in addition to providing free medications to patients. He noted that the project seeks to reduce blindness rates, improve the beneficiaries' quality of life, and alleviate the economic and social burdens on the most vulnerable and affected groups in the community.
For her part, Dr. Ilan Abdulhaq praised the efforts of the Tamdeen Youth Foundation and Pure Hands in supporting the health sector and providing free medical care to ease patients' suffering under the current circumstances.
Mr. Fouad Al-Faqih also commended these impactful humanitarian interventions that address the needs of the most impoverished groups, emphasizing the local authority's commitment to providing all necessary facilities to ensure the success of such medical and charitable projects.
The launch was attended by Mohammed Ali, Director of the Tamdeen Youth Foundation office in Taiz, Mohammed Al-Haidari, Programs and Projects Officer at Pure Hands, and Abdulqader Al-Maqra'i, Director of the Pure Hands office in Taiz.
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