QNA/Dhaka


Qatar Red Crescent (QRC) has started the implementation of the school health department’s campaign  for the treatment of eye diseases among school students in Bangladesh capital city of Dhaka.
The campaign has been launched in partnership with the Islamic Da’wa Organisation and World Vision, as part of a tripartite agreement they signed last November.  The total budget of the campaign is $174,428 (QR 634,831).
QRC said taht during the first stage, over eight months, a medical working team visited 60 schools in the city  of Dhaka in which 44,895 students are enrolled. Some 18,404 students (boys and girls) underwent a medical check-up of which 2,072 cases require treatment.
The statement said 1,295 cases were referred to hospitals for further investigation, treatment and surgeries, adding that books were distributed to 114 teachers.
The tripartite agreement, which will go into force for one year, aims to conduct tests and provide anti-blindness services to 200,000 students in Dhaka, in addition to spreading awareness about eye diseases and training teachers on how to discover disorders.


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