Qatar Charity launches multiple medical campaigns in Ghana

Qatar Charity (QC) launched qualitative medical campaigns in Ghana to remove cataracts, combat blindness and treat congenital heart diseases in children as part of the 'Merciful Hearts' initiative.
The medical campaigns were appreciated by official authorities, patients, and their families for putting an end to their suffering by the benefactors of Qatar.
Abdulaziz Jassim Hejji, director of the International Programmes and Development Department at Qatar Charity, launched the first of 10 medical campaigns in Kadewaso village under the Atiwa East District in the Eastern Region of Ghana to remove cataracts and combat blindness. These campaigns will continue in various regions of Ghana during the upcoming phase, providing excellent medical services to nearly 9,000 patients with various eye issues.
The campaign to combat blindness and remove cataracts is an extension of the ‘50,000 Lives’ campaign launched by Qatar Charity in Ramadan. The donations from the people of Qatar at that time have contributed to the continued treatment of eye patients until now.
The first campaign, launched in the past few days, targeted 1,000 patients for medical examination, checkups, medicines, and eyeglasses. Surgery will be performed on 100 of the most vulnerable patients to restore their eyesight and enable them to resume their normal lives.
As part of its 2023 health strategy for Ghana, Qatar Charity launched the ‘Merciful Hearts’ initiative to repair heart abnormalities in children. A specialised medical team of highly qualified professionals from various nationalities, working in major hospitals around the world is supervising the execution of 35 heart surgeries for the most vulnerable children as part of the campaign. The team utilises the technique of cardiac catheterisation without the need for open-heart surgery at the Paediatric Cardiac Unit of the University of Ghana Medical Centre ( UGMC) in the capital, Accra.
Hejji stated that both previously completed and recently accomplished projects in Ghana have had a significant and substantial impact on the beneficiaries. He praised the well-chosen locations of the projects to serve a larger portion of the needy within the community.
Both public and official bodies in Ghana expressed their gratitude and appreciation for Qatar Charity's dedication to providing high-quality services for patients in need. They noted that, for the first time, a project to treat heart diseases in children is being implemented in Ghana.
UGMC CEO, Dr Darius, expressed his gratitude to Qatar Charity for its collaboration with UGMC in implementing this medical project, which represents a true relief for the needy children.
Consultant cardiologist Dr Mohammed Tawfiq Naaman said: "Without this humanitarian intervention from Qatar Charity, every child suffering from a heart defect or any related illness would need to pay a sum ranging between $2,500 to $3,000 for treatment.”