The Ghana Charity Association for Development (GCAD), a non-governmental organisation located at Kwabenya, Accra, has launched a campaign to combat blindness at the Ophthalmology Department of the 37 Military Hospital on Friday August 16 2024.

The campaign, themed “Charity Medical Camp to Combat Blindness,” aims to support Sharjah Charity International under the supervision of the Ghana Embassy for the United Arab Emirates by providing medical treatment to less privileged patients with vision-related ailments.

In his speech, the Project Coordinator for GCAD, Mr Ibrahim Haruna, said that the 37 Military Hospital was chosen due to its possession of the necessary equipment for the treatment of vision-related ailments. He added that by the end of the campaign, a minimum of one hundred patients would benefit from their benevolence. Target patients will have access to free eye screening, medications, and surgeries.

Mr. Ibrahim noted that the hospital would begin the eye surgeries on Monday August 19 2024 and continue on any other days available for the hospital to perform surgeries. He also thanked the Commander of the hospital for their support and collaboration in helping to alleviate the financial burdens of less privileged patients and in saving lives.

In response, the Head of the Surgical Division of the 37 Military Hospital, Commodore Seth Adjetey, thanked the leadership of GCAD and their partners for their benevolence, stating that some patients need access to eye care but are unable to afford the treatment. He noted that the sheets on which patients’ names were compiled were full just a few minutes after the announcement of free medical treatment.