PREVENTION OF BLINDNESS TRUST 2015
BASIC FEATURES Introduction Objectives / Vision / Mission Core Values / Strategy Total Free Eye Camps Pakistan / Abroad Camps in 2015 POB Eye Hospitals Audit Reports Website
Introduction The Prevention of Blindness Trust was established in July, 2007 as a leading volunteer eye care organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight. The POB Trust endeavors to develop strategies for prevention and control of blindness and visual impairment. The prime objective of The POB Trust is to promote and sustain a global campaign against all forms of avoidable blindness with emphasis on deprived communities.
Objective / Vision / Mission To provide free of cost, state of the art eye care services in the remote and deprived areas. To make arrangements for prevention, education and treatment of the eye diseases. To establish tertiary eye care institutes for the treatment of major eye diseases, professional training and research work in the field of Ophthalmology. To organize, arrange and manage refresher courses with latest medical advancements for the eye specialists of various categories. Vision / Mission: A World in which on one is needlessly blind and where those with unavoidable blindness can achieve the full potential of life.
Core Values / Strategy Core Values: Strategy: Service without discrimination Best possible professional working Maintenance of quality standards Respect and honor for the human being Research Strategy: Disease control Human resource development through professional training and motivation Sustainable and community based projects
Total Free Eye Camps Total Camps: 633 Total OPD: 11,37,375 Total Surgeries: 122,465
Pakistan Total Camps: 481 Total OPD: 4,50,803 Total Surgeries: 49,820
Outside Pakistan Total Camps: 136 Total OPD: 6,86,572 Total Surgeries: 72,645
Pakistan in 2015 Sr # Camp Place Camp Dates OPD Surgeries 1 Karachi 18-Jan 1000 103 2 Kot Addu 6-8 Feb 1700 104 3 Sargodha 23-25 Feb 1500 121 4 Feb-15 670 149 5 Charsadda (Mandni) 27 Feb-1 Mar 3100 173 6 Channan 4-6 Mar 950 87 7 Fort Abbas 12 - 15 Mar 391 8 Jarranwala 20-22 Mar 2750 308 9 Mirpur AJK 27-28 Mar 1160 155 10 29-Mar 850 117 11 Layyah 3-5 Apr 800 92 12 12-Apr 106
13 Sheikhupura 14-16 Apr 1850 288 14 Kasur (OPD Camp) 12-Apr 350 15 Dadyal, Mirpur, AJK 3-4 May 2015 550 20 16 Karachi 22-May 680 270 17 Govt High School Karim Block AIT Lahore 23-May-15 400 18 Govt Hakeem ul Ummat Blind School Sialkot 25-May-15 40 19 7-Jun-15 800 73 8th July 250 21 Vehari 26 - 27 July 100 31 22 Sialkot madrasa uloom e Islamia 3-Aug 55 23 9th Aug 700 66 24 Mardwal Khushab 14 - 16 Aug 1000 92 25 6-Sep 993 188 26 Jarranwala 11 - 13 Sep 1200 235 27 Peshawar 16 - 17 Sep 2500 96 28 Karachi (School) 22-Sep 480
29 Karachi 11-Oct 1000 90 30 Sargodha 13 - 15 Oct 1150 144 31 Channan 19 - 21 Oct 1600 159 32 Sialkot 1 - 3 Nov 800 120 33 Tandlianwala 6-7-8 Nov 1560 180 34 Karor Pakka 16 - 17 Nov 730 73 35 Fort Abbas 20 - 21 Nov 161 36 Faisalabad 12-13 Dec 600 80 37 Fazil Pur 18-19-20 Dec 1500 235 38 Dec 1100 98 Total 40128 4619
Outside Pakistan in 2015 Sr # Camp Place Camp Dates OPD Surgeries 1 Maldives – Hulhumale January 2015 500 36 2 Somaliland – Hargeisa 11 – 20 June Workshop 3 Indonesia – Makkasar August 2015 4 Zimbabwe – Harare September 2015 3000 540 Total 3500 576
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