Al Basar International Foundation Explained

Al Basar International Foundation
Location:Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Origins:Saudi Arabia
Key People:Adel Al Rushood
Area Served:Asia and Africa
Product:Ophthalmology
Focus:Cataract
Method:Free Eye Camps, Eye Hospitals and Eye Institutes

Al-Basar International Foundation (ar|مؤسسة البصر الخيرية العالمية) is a non-profit international NGO based in Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1989[1] to work in the field of prevention and eradication/controlling of blindness & blinding diseases.[2]

It works together with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center in Yemen, Bangladesh, Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan to fight blindness and eye disease.[3] and performed surgeries in Sudan[4]

In a 2019 campaign funded by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre in collaboration with Al Basar International Foundation, medical volunteers from Saudi Arabia met 8000 eye patients and performed 800 eye surgeries to remove cataract and glaucoma in Ibadan, Nigeria, as well as in Lafia in Nasarawa State, Nigeria.[5] [6]

Makkah Eye Specialist Hospital

The foundation manages the Makkah Eye Specialist Hospital located in Kano state with 4,000 free eye surgeries carried out in 2021.[7] The hospital carries out treatment for eye conditions including diabetic retinopathy.[8]

In 2022, Al Basar International Foundation in collaboration with King Salman Relief Center sponsored 400 free cataract surgeries for kano occupants which took place at Makkah Eye Specialist Hospital.[9] [10]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Basar International Foundation. arab.org . 2020-05-12.
  2. Rushood. Adel A.. 2011-04-01. Outcomes of cataract surgeries over 16 years in camps held by Al Basar International Foundation in 38 underdeveloped countries. Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology. en. 18. 2. 129–135. 10.4103/0974-9233.80701. 0974-9233. 3119281. 21731323 . free .
  3. Web site: 2021-06-05. Over 3k Sudanese benefit from KSrelief eye drive. 2021-10-11. Arab News. en.
  4. News: Sudan: Al-Basar International Foundation, Turkey's RCs Launch Cataract Operations. 26 April 2018. Sudan News Agency. Khartoum.
  5. Web site: 2019-10-07. 500 Nigerians benefit from Saudi Arabia surgeries. 2021-10-11. Punch Newspapers. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2019-10-12. Saudi treats 8,000 eye patients, conducts 694 surgeries in Nigeria. 2021-10-11. Vanguard News. en-US.
  7. Web site: Muntari . Tukur . 2021-05-29 . Centre gives 4,000 free eye surgeries in Kano, Bauchi . 2024-10-16 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  8. Web site: Musa . Hadiza Rabe . Assessing the Impact of Aldose Reductase (ALR2) Regulatory Gene Polymorphism on Diabetic Retinopathy in Patient Attending Makkah Specialist Eye Hospital, Kano, Nigeria .
  9. Web site: 2022-08-24 . King Salman Centre, in collaboration with Albasar International Foundation, offers free eye surgery to 400 patients in Kano - Daily Trust . 2024-10-16 . dailytrust.com. en-US.
  10. Web site: Nigeria . Guardian . 2022-08-21 . 400 Kano patients get free eye surgery from King Salman Centre, Albasar Foundation . 2024-10-16 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.

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