WHO YOU’RE HELPING
Meet five year old Sharia. Sharia lives with her mother, father and two siblings about a two hour drive from Santiago City, Philippines. Her mother noticed something wrong with her eyesight a year ago but with a family wage of just $8 a day, they could not afford health care. When they learnt that the Foresight cataract surgery team was visiting the area they came to the hospital to ask for help.
Because of Sharia’s poor health she needed medication to clear her pneumonia and worm infestation before she could have surgery to restore her sight. Unable to afford the medication Sharia’s mother thought her daughter’s chance at a new life was over. She was distraught.
That’s when supporters of Foresight and it’s partner Open Heart International stepped in and changed Sharia’s life forever. The team ensured Sharia received her medication and she grew strong enough for cataract surgery.
One day after her surgery Sharia could see and count the fingers of someone three metres away from her, a great result so soon after surgery for someone without sight for a long period of time. She also required occlusion therapy as she was so young her brain had not learnt how to see.
We hope that in time she will be able to grow up with minimal eyesight deficiency.
Please help more people like Sharia.
Meet Edna Totogi the Head Clinical Nurse Consultant in the Opthalmic Department of the National Referral Hospital Honiara.
Edna received training through Foresight’s eye care services training programs and now trains her colleagues in screening for content to come.
Edna received training through Foresight’s eye care services training programs and now trains her colleagues in screening for content to come.
Edna received training through Foresight’s eye care services training programs and now trains her colleagues in screening for content to come.
Edna received training through Foresight’s eye care services training programs and now trains her colleagues in screening for content to come.