Of all eye diseases that lead to blindness of both eyes in Vietnam,
83% are considered inevitable, 69% can be cured and 15% could have been
prevented.
The quality of life of these poor victims is very low as they often
depend on others even for their basic daily needs. This is very unfortunate as
their blindness could be cured with a short surgery, with just a little pain
and at very reasonable cost. After a few hours, these people could see the
light again, live happily, have an independent life and would no longer be a
burden to their families and the society.
Aspiring to help these poor escape darkness, restore their vision
and bring back joy of life to them, we decided to cooperate with the Ho Chi
Minh city Eye Hospital (Saint Paul Hospital), the leader in eye health in South
Vietnam to offer cataract operation to the poor.
The program will be implemented nationwide in the following
way:
− The program supports
surgical costs, medications and all travel expenses for doctors and nurses from
the Eye Hospital to the various provinces to organize surgery to treat cataract
and other eye diseases for the poor, who live in remote areas and can not
afford go to a hospital. Eye Charity Vietnam will pay 1 million per eye, the remaining cost will be covered by HCMC Eye Hospital.
− HCMC Eye Hospital
provides technology, medical personnel and equipment to ensure safe and
efficient operations.
− Local eye hospitals
prescreen the local blind people to find the ones that can be healed by an
operation, and they also take care of the patients after operation until they
have fully recovered.
− The financing of the
program is very transparent. Donations are paid directly into a dedicated bank
account of the Eye Hospital, which is closely monitored by both sides to ensure
funds are used for the right purpose. There are no admin costs to be paid from
these funds.
We sincerely hope that you will find this honest, straightforward
and very efficient charity program very appealing and will want to promote it
along with us with your generous support.
For little money you can let blind people regain their vision and
return to a normal and happy life.
We appreciate your concern and welcome any support for this
program.
