cataracts

Diseases like cataracts can have a detrimental impact on their victims, and can even cause blindness. However, they are easily treatable. Hak Humanitarian Relief Association make these treatments readily available to all, with those who would otherwise be unable to afford healthcare, Cataract removals are simple, yet life changing procedures which restore sight and can remove blindness almost instantly.

1.2% of the entire population of Africa is blind,and that cataract causes 36% of this blindness. Taking the population of Africa as a whole, this means that 6,000,000 people are blind, and that 2,000,000 of them are blind due to cataract. Cataract surgery is a two part procedure. First patients must be screened to determine if they need surgery. Then, if necessary, the surgery can be performed. As a result, patients from less-developed rural areas are even less likely to receive care than those living in the cities. When these patients do hear about the surgery, they often cannot afford to travel to hospitals that may be hours or even days away. In Africa, there are on average 2.7 surgeons for every million people. The second reason is poverty, both in terms of awareness and financial resources. Many patients in need of cataract surgery –- especially those in remote communities –- do not even know that the care exists. Those that do simply cannot afford it. For the tens of millions who remain blind from untreated cataracts, a brief procedure to restore sight can return lost hope and opportunity. With  your support ,  those patients of a cataract removal operation you will be granting patients the opportunity to see clearly again