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18 July 2019 News

Recent Outreach saw an impressive 1,124 patients seen by eye doctors in a week

At the beginning of July 2019 our team in Madang held a successful Outreach in Mount Hagen, the capital of the Western Highlands Province in Papua New Guinea.

They were joined by local eye doctor Dr Wahamu and by Dr Mundi Qalo and Dr John Szetu, both from Solomon Islands.

During the week-long Outreach the combined team saw an incredible 1,124 patients in need of eye care services. On top of this they also performed 201 sight-saving surgeries.

1. Patients waiting to be seen in Mount Hagen.
1. Patients waiting to be seen in Mount Hagen.
2. A woman is helped to the Outreach by her family member.
2. A woman is helped to the Outreach by her family member.
3. Two of the patients seen were brothers Amos and Keldity, aged 76 and 70 respectively who walked five hours from their mountainous village to the highway, so that they could then catch a bus to the outreach team.
3. Two of the patients seen were brothers Amos and Keldity, aged 76 and 70 respectively who walked five hours from their mountainous village to the highway, so that they could then catch a bus to the outreach team.
4. Amos had been blind for ten years and never seen the faces of some of his 16 grandchildren.
4. Amos had been blind for ten years and never seen the faces of some of his 16 grandchildren.
5. His wife is his best friend and now he can see again, he can look after himself and his wife.
5. His wife is his best friend and now he can see again, he can look after himself and his wife.
6. His younger brother Keldity has six children, but has been unable to look after his two youngest since going blind in both eyes two years ago.
6. His younger brother Keldity has six children, but has been unable to look after his two youngest since going blind in both eyes two years ago.
7. People waiting to be seen by the eye care team.
7. People waiting to be seen by the eye care team.
8. A patient with a dense cataract waits to be seen.
8. A patient with a dense cataract waits to be seen.
9. Paulus had surgery in his right eye two years ago, however sometime after the surgery his vision began to get blurry again. His family had saved all their money to send him for surgery the first time and they couldn’t afford to send him back a second time.
9. Paulus had surgery in his right eye two years ago, however sometime after the surgery his vision began to get blurry again. His family had saved all their money to send him for surgery the first time and they couldn’t afford to send him back a second time.
10. Thankfully our Outreach was located much closer to his home and he has his sight back once more.
10. Thankfully our Outreach was located much closer to his home and he has his sight back once more.
11. Patients wait to find the results of their cataract surgery.
11. Patients wait to find the results of their cataract surgery.
12. It's a success. Patients leave the Outreach smiling and able to see once more.
12. It's a success. Patients leave the Outreach smiling and able to see once more.
13. Thanks to the team for all their efforts and to you, our supporters, for making this Outreach possible.
13. Thanks to the team for all their efforts and to you, our supporters, for making this Outreach possible.

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