| Location: | Harare, Zimbabwe | Term of Cooperation: Aug 06-13 |
| Implementing Organizations: | PICA & Angel of Hope Foundation, Ministry of Health and childcare and Palestinian Embassy to Zimbabwe | SDG:  |
| Partners: | Palestine Broadcasting Corporation and Palestinian Ministry of Health | |
| Background: | This program was implemented upon an official request from the foundation of hope office led by the first lady of Zimbabwe, to implement cataract surgeries in a joint Eye camp between Palestinian and Zimbabwean medical teams at Pariranyatwa group of hospitals. Both teams operated on 300 patients, using Phacoemulsification techniques, Small Incision and Extracapsular Extractions. | |
| Purpose: | Fighting the number one cause of reversible blindness. Providing free access to surgical care. Strengthening the Zimbabwean medicals skills in new techniques in cataract surgeries | |
| Activities & Outputs: | A Palestinian Medical team consisting of 3 ophthalmologists and 2 eye nurses accompanied by a media officer from PBC. The Eye camp medical teams Operated on 300 patients successfully | |
| Working Framework: | In the period of 7 days, the medical teams successfully implemented 300 cataract operations. Screening patients | |
| Beneficiaries: | 300 adults with cataracts |
