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LRBT inaugurates the 17th Free Eye Hospital in North Karachi
LRBT inaugurated its 17th Free Eye Hospital in North Karachi, Karachi on January 2, 2012. The facility has been opened in a renovated building generously donated to us by Mr. Kazmi for which we are deeply obliged to him. It is an 8-bed hospital that will provide FREE TREATMENT to 150 patients in OPD and will perform 15 Cataract surgeries on Daily Average basis. The hospital consists of an Operation Theater, Male & Female Wards, Out Patient Department (consisting of rooms for Screening, Refraction & Biometry), a Laboratory and a...
read morePakistan Centre For Philanthropy Certification (PCP)
LRBT has been awarded the NPO Certification by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy for meeting standards in the areas of Internal Governance, Financial Management, and Programme Delivery. LRBT scored 91% and is rated by PCP in their top percentile
read moreSaved from a life of darkness – A new future for Sajida
9 years old Sajida lives in Qasba Colony in Karachi. When she was 6 she fell seriously ill but as her father Khalil was away for work and visited only once a month the child’s illness was ignored until he came home and found her with very high fever. Khalil was horrified and rushed her to a government hospital where the child was treated for fever but the long ignored disease had already badly affected her vision. The government hospital’s doctors sent them to a private hospital for eye treatment where Sajida was under treatment for 2...
read moreA new future for Baby Sajida
9 years old Sajida lives in Qasba Colony in Karachi. When she was 6 she fell seriously ill but as her father Khalil was away for work and visited only once a month the child’s illness was ignored until he came home and found her with very high fever. Khalil was horrified and rushed her to a government hospital where the child was treated for fever but the long ignored disease had already badly affected her vision. The government hospital’s doctors sent them to a private hospital for eye treatment where Sajida was under treatment for 2...
read moreOur 20 Millionth Patient – Little Altaf can also now fulfill his dreams
10 years old Altaf Hussain visited LRBT hospital with his mother and aunt holding his hands, bringing him to the pediatric ward of LRBT Korangi hospital for a follow up visit. Altaf by birth had very weak vision and whiteness in his eyes and his parents took him to various government hospitals where the doctors diagnosed cataract. He required immediate surgery but his father Mohammad Amin was a worker at a local estate agency earning Rs. 6000/ month and could not afford to pay Rs. 30,000/-for his surgery as he had to support four more of his...
read moreLRBT Treats its 19 Millionth Patient – Mohammad Mushtaq
At LRBT we strongly believe that” Life’s richest blessings come not in receiving, but in giving”. Meet Muhammad Mushtaq, our lucky 19 millionth patient whose life has been transformed by the sight restoration surgery performed free of all charges by LRBT Muhammad Mushtaq lives in slums of Malir with his 5 children and his sister who looks after the children and the home since the death of his wife many years ago. For Mushtaq . a day laborer, life was a hand to mouth existence. There were days when he could not find work and trouble was...
read moreLRBT Treats its 18 Millionth Patient
Each person facing vision loss has a unique and compelling story to tell. Bushra is a 20 year old girl, youngest of her 8 siblings. She was very young when her mother became ill and was often in and out of hospital. Her father who ran a small carpentry shop also kept poor health. Her parent’s illness meant that most of the income was spent towards hospitals fees. Consequently, Bushra was forced to drop out of school when she was very young. Sometime later, both her parents passed away. At that time 6 of her brothers and sisters were married....
read moreSana– Our 17 Millionth Patient
Bringing back sight to Sana’s life is a shining success story of LRBT. Sana, a 12 year old girl, was born in a poor family and since both her parents were working in a small factory to earn their living, 22 days old Sana was handed over to her old grandmother. Upon turning three, Sana was admitted to a government school and continued her studies till she reached class three. During this period Sana’s eye sight was constantly dropping and by the time she reached class 3, she had become totally blind. She was dropped out of school. With her...
read moreAll-Pakistan ‘Cataract Marathon’ on World Sight Day
Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan celebrated ‘World Sight Day’ on October 8, 2009 by conducting a pan-Pakistan ‘Cataract Marathon’, where all Cataract Surgeries held in LRBT Hospitals were sponsored by the bank. Standard Chartered Bank donated a sum of Rs 1.8 million to LRBT for sponsorship of all cataract surgeries for the day. This effort has resulted in saving eyesights of more than thousand people on this day alone. Commenting on the contribution, Badar Kazmi, Chief Executive, Standard Chartered Bank, Pakistan said,”...
read moreLRBT Free Eye Care Hospital in Korangi Restores Vision of 140 years old woman
Sight restoration surgery has been successfully performed on Fatima Bibi at LRBT’s Free Eye Hospital Korangi (Karachi). She claims that she is 140 year old as she was born in 1869. After regaining her sight, the first thing she wished to see was the LRBT team which restored her vision. Fatima Bibi had seven issues. The eldest son is 99 years old and alive. A son and a daughter have died. All in all she has 529 children, grand and great grand children. Fatima Bibi lost her left eye completely quite some time ago and her right eye vision,...
read moreLRBT Treats Sight of 7 Blind People Belonging to One Family
Manthar khaskheli is a hari who lives in a mud hut in Khaskheli village in District Badin. He gets a share of the crops from his landlord and supplements that by odd jobs in the off season. Life is a struggle to survive as he supports a family family consisting of his 7 children as well as his brother and his sister. Manthar was the sole bread winner of the family as 5 out of his 7 children as well as his brother and his sister were all blind. Manthar was resigned to his wretched existence believing that it was pre ordained. But his fate was...
read moreCornea Transplantation
So far 1,077 corneas have been transplanted at our Korangi (Karachi) & Lahore tertiary hospitals absolutely free of cost. The following have been kind enough to arrange corneas for LRBT: Begum Manzoor Illahi – Lahore Syed Muslim Hasany – Canada Lions Club International, District 305-S.I (Pakistan) We are also grateful to Lions Club International, District 305 S3 (Pakistan) for funding the transportation and handling charges of corneas from Canada.
read moreLRBT crossed the milestone of treating 16 millionth patient -Ali Hamza
We treated our 16th millionth patient in April 2009 – Ali Hamza Growing up in slums of Karachi offered little opportunity for little Ali. As further odds against ever having a chance in life, Ali started to lose his eye-sight at the age of 6 and two years later his parents took him to a local doctor who diagnosed cataract in both his eyes. The cost of the Surgery was $ 200 (PKR 16,000) which was almost 3 times his father’s salary. His father was faced with a stark choice : either starving his family of 8 for months or letting Ali go...
read more10,582 IDPs provided Free Eye Care Services
LRBT formed a medical team which held eye clinics in each of the 22 IDP camps by rotation. They examined eye patients, performed refraction including the provision of free glasses, prescribed & dispensed medicines, referred patients for surgery to our Akora Khattak hospital. Patients referred for surgery were transported, provided board & lodging at the hospital & their surgery was fast tracked. All the above services are free in the tradition of LRBT. From 15th May when we commenced this activity to 1st August when we...
read moreHelp us Help the Internally Displaced People in Their Hour of Need
The displacement of innocent men, women and children from Swat, Buner, Dir and Bajaur after the army operation against the insurgents has been termed by the UNHCR as largest movement of people since our independence. This is a humanitarian disaster of epic proportions as women and children, the sick and the elderly have fled the fighting with just the clothes on their back. Among the health problems these victims are facing, are various eye diseases. Shortly after the establishment of the camps LRBT began running eye clinics at all locations....
read moreLRBT inaugurates LRBT Free Eye Hospital in Arifwala near Sahiwal
Our 16th Secondary Eye Hospital in Arifwala (District Pakpattan) on Qaboola Road about 45 KM from Sahiwal was inaugurated by Begum Asmat Fatima on 18th January 2009. The hospital, a 40 bed facility is fully equipped to provide diagnostic and curative services for Refractive errors, Cataract, Glaucoma, Trachoma, Trauma, Lachrymal and Squint. It will serve a population of approximately 8 million residing in Pakpattan Sahiwal, Vehari, Okara and Bahawalnagar districts. The hospital is built on land donated by Raja Aftab Saeed and Begum Asmat...
read moreOur CEO Najmus Saquib Hameed with President Bill Clinton in Hongkong
Our CEO Mr Najmus Saquib Hameed who attended the Clinton Global Initiative Asia meeting in Hongkong in December 2008 made the following commitment on behalf of LRBT: “We commit to the provision of free eye care to the poor inhabitants of the earthquake-stricken area of Hazara District of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan and adjoining parts of Azad Kashmir so that no man woman or child goes blind just because he/she cannot afford the treatment. Over a period of 5 years starting from April 2009, 250,000 poor patients will be...
read moreLRBT inaugurates LRBT Free Eye Hospital in Pasrur
Our 15th Secondary Eye Hospital in Pasrur was formally inaugurated on December 30th 2008. Pasrur town is located 110 kilometers northeast of Lahore and some 45 kilometers from Sialkot. The hospital, a 40 bed facility is fully equipped to provide diagnostic and curative services for Refractive errors, Cataract, Glaucoma, Trachoma, Trauma, Lachrymal and squint. It will serve a population of approximately 6.5 million residing in Sialkot, Narowal and Gujranwala districts. The land, as well the cost of construction and equipment was funded by Mr....
read moreLRBT sends mobile medical teams for the relief of Quetta earthquake victims
A strong earthquake of 6.5 magnitude jolted Balochistan early Oct 30, 2008, killing and injuring hundreds and destroying houses and government buildings. LRBT sent 2 mobile medical teams to ziarat, the most severely effected area. The teams commenced work on 31st October and have so far treated hundrerds for wounds, providing medicines and examining eye ailments. The mobile teams will continue to work as long as needed.
read morePCP Certification
The Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) carried out detailed evaluation of LRBT in Internal Governance, Financial Management and Programme Delivery. We have been awarded 892 marks (89.2%) as compared to 843 (84.3%) in 2003. LRBT has been certified by PCP for the period ending 30th October 2011. PCP’s certification facilitates receipt of Tax exemption & helps in raising funds from philanthropists.
read moreTreated 15 Million Patients
We crossed the 15th million patient mile stone in September 2008. Our 15 millionth patient was 3 year old Abdul Rehman the only male child of his parents, from a remote village of Balochistan who had been born blind. He was operated by our surgeons in Quetta and his sight was restored successfully enabling him to live a normal life.
read moreUzma – Our 14 Millionth Patient
Uzma, a student of Grade-I, lives with her parents in a remote village of Balochistan. Her father works in a Government department and earns Rs.6,000/- (£ 48) per month. He is the sole bread winner and remains under financial strain/debt all the time as he has to support his wife and eight school going children. As luck would have it Uzma developed a pain in her right eye. She complained to her parents who tried some local remedies to manage her pain and suffering but to no effect and her vision started to diminish gradually. Her teachers...
read moreSana – Our 13 Millionth Patient
Pakistan, a third world developing country, lacks necessary resource of providing its people with medical and health facilities and it is the underprivileged and the destitute that suffer the most. Sana happens to be one such sufferer who was born to parents falling under the category of the under privileged, barely making enough to feed their young and innocent children who are still unaware of the austerity of life that awaits them. Her father is the sole breadwinner for the family of six. He works at a garment factory and brings home a...
read moreMaster Sherwali – Our 12 Millionth Patient
Master Sherwali, a young boy of 9 years, lives in Karachi. His father is a truck driver who earns Rs. 5,000/- ($ 83) per month on which he supports his old parents, who live with him, his wife and 4 children Young Sherwali was suffering from blurred vision and dropped out of school. Sherwali’s eye problem presented a financial catastrophe to the family. There was no way they could afford the treatment. Then his grandfather heard about free state of the art services provided by LRBT’s Eye Hospital in Korangi-Karachi, a low income suburb of...
read moreLatest Technology at LRBT
New Imagenet with basic facility of Fundus Fluorescien Angiography and added facility of Indocyanin Green Angiography and Anatofluorencens Photography was installed at LRBT Free Tertiary Eye Hospital Korangi. This is the latest state-of-the-art facility present only at LRBT Lahore and LRBT Korangi Hospital, Karachi.
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