THESHIELD Garkuwa
Related Articles
The Chairman of the Foundation, Alhaji Ibrahim Dabo Bujawa disclosed this shortly at the end of the exercise carried out at Katsina Eye centre located at old market, Katsina.
In a statement Signed by Hassan Muhammad TukurPublic Relations Officer-PRO
Katsina Izalah Eye Foundation and made available to news men revealed that
Alhaji Ibrahim Dabo Bujawa announced that the exercise was sponsored by a former permanent secretary in the state and a member of Katsina Izalah Eye Foundation, Alhaji Aliyu Garba Kankara.
He revealed that the 51 patients were selected from the 34 local governments across the state.
Alhaji Ibrahim Dabo Bujawa expressed happiness with the collaborative effort between Katsina Izalah Eye Foundation and the management of Katsina Eye centre, which made it feasible to achieve the feat.
He prayed for Allah to abundantly reward the sponsor of the eye surgical operations,stressing that there was the need for wealthy Muslims to spend resources in the way of Allah for the rewards that abounds.
Responding, the Medical Director in the Eye centre, Dr Ahmed Tijjani Hamza Kofar Bai who was represented by the Director of Nursing services in the Eye centre , Hajiya Jamilatu Haruna expressed gratitude to Izalah Eye Foundation for the sustain collaboration in restoring the sight of a huge number of people in the state.
She used the occasion to request the leadership of the Foundation to team up with the Eye centre in the advocacy programmes to enlighten parents to be aware of the eye problems of their children.
Hajiya Jamilatu Haruna also harped on wealthy people to emulate the philanthropic gesture of the former permanent secretary to restore the eye sight of the most vulnerable in the society.
It will be recalled that Alhaji Aliyu Garba Kankara had recently through the Izalah Eye Foundation sponsored the operations of 73 eye patients in Malumfashi zone.
During the exercise in Malumfashi, 96 eye patients received medicated glasses while 219 received various medications at General Hospital, Malumfashi with patients from Kankara, Kafur and Malumfashi Local Governments.
