INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ministry of Public Health officials said on Monday that a team of ophthalmologists from the Alkhidmat Foundation in Pakistan are in Kabul to
perform eye surgery on Afghans in need. Officials said they estimate they will perform about 500 surgeries which will be done for
free.According to the ministry, among the procedures that will be carried out will be retina and oculoplastic surgeries, and will be done at
the Noor Hospital & the national eye clinic & in Kabul.Dr
Zahir Gul Zadran, head of Noor Hospital, thanked the foundation for their support and said: &These doctors have also brought medical
equipment to this hospital for the treatment of patients, the value of which is about 24 lakhs Pakistani rupees ($10 million).& In
addition, Zadran said this is the second time that these doctors will visit Noor Hospital to treat Afghan patients.According to the Ministry
of Health, the visiting surgeons will spend four days treating patients at Noor Hospital.The post Pakistani doctors to perform free eye
surgery in Kabul first appeared on Ariana News.
