Free eye camp ends

Shafa Hospital at Darul Ehsan, Samundri Road, has been concluded; it remained functional from 1st March to 31st March. During the camp total of 12065 operations of eye patients were conducted while 35500 eye patients were examined by doctors at outdoor.
Addressing the ceremony, Chairman eye camp, Lieutenant General Khalid Latif Mughal (Retd) informed that more then 80 eye specialists doctors performed duties in this exemplary free eye camp out of which the services of 6 doctors had been provided by the health department Punjab while other doctors extended voluntarily services for the cause of ailing humanity and paramedical staff consisting of 250 trained persons assisted the doctors during the process of medical examination and eye operations.
At the end, the Chairman distributed the cash prizes and commendation certificates among the doctors and paramedical staff. It is pertinent to mention that this free eye camp was started in 1976 under the supervision of spiritual leader Abu Anees Sufi Muhammad Barkat Ali Ludhianvi which is being held regularly twice in a year in the months of March and October. After the death of Hazrat Abu Anees Muhammad Barkat Ali, founder of Darul Ehsan, this free eye camp is being organized under the supervision of Mian Muhammad Shafi and Mian Najibullah, Administrator and Vice Administrator of Darul Ehsan respectively.
The meal/medicines, accommodations, other medical facilities and lens for eyes are also provided to the poor and deserving patients free of cost during the camp. The management of eye camp informed that 527190 eye operations had been conducted during over all 82 camps while 1384884 eye patients had been examined at outdoor section besides providing them free medical treatment and medicines.
The successful ratio of this eye camp is 99.98%, which is world record. Provision of free services, free medical treatment, free meals and dealing the patients without any discrimination are the salient features of this free eye camp at this spiritual place.