The team conducted medical examinations, treated cataract patients, provided vital health training to local healthcare workers, and brought significant orthopaedics and ophthalmology surgeries to the patients.
The group carried out 411 exams, 36 surgeries and checked 696 individual patients with cataract problems and performed 62 cataract surgeries in Somalia. /Photo: AA
Doctors Worldwide, who provides healthcare and perform surgeries in countries with limited medical services using volunteer teams, sent a 12-member team to Somalia. The healthcare team in the country carried out 411 exams and 36 surgeries, checked 696 individuals with cataract problems, and performed 62 cataract surgeries.Throughout the program, the team provided medical examinations, treatment, and surgeries in their field of expertise.
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