A Muslim medical group will perform free eye surgery on more than 400 Dabawenyos.
Dr. S. Shariq Masood, medical director of Al-basae International Foundation’s blindness control program, said their team of eye specialists volunteered for a medical mission to be conducted in coordination with the Southern Philippines Medical Center.
“The free eye surgery, which normally costs P65,000, will be performed on patients regardless of race, religion and culture,” Masood said. “It will be conducted by doctors who have performed more or less 25,000 eye surgeries in different countries.”
Lawyer Tristan Dwight Domingo, assistant city administrator, said the medical mission will definitely make a difference in the lives of many Dabawenyos.
“We are hoping that your generous assistance will continue and will be expanded to other parts of the country as well,” Domingo told Masood.
The medical group will also provide free medicines and prescription glasses.
The group has been touring Mindanao since 1994 to treat people with eye problems.