AMMAN — HRH
Princess Basma Bint Talal on Wednesday opened a new branch
of the
Shami Eye Center in Aqaba and checked on patients treated for free at
the clinic under a partnership with the Goodwill Campaign (GWC) which she
chairs.
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The partnership, launched five years ago, aims to provide eye care and
treatment to less fortunate people across the Kingdom. Over the past few days,
20 people from the southern region underwent free-of-charge eye treatments at
the center.
In 1991, Princess Basma launched the GWC in response to the political, economic,
and social conditions that Jordan faced as a result of the first Gulf War.
The GWC, a flagship program of the
Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development, now provides long-term and sustainable support, medical and emergency
assistance, improved shelter, in addition to interventions aimed at empowering
poverty-stricken groups.
Princess Basma said she cherishes the targeted humanitarian partnerships
between the campaign and the Jordanian private medical sector, to serve
patients whose economic conditions deny them access to the necessary medical
care.
The Princess thanked the medical and nursing staff who oversaw the treatment of
the GWC-sponsored patients and followed up on them until they made a full
recovery and returned to their families.
"The medical services provided to patients of the GWC in private medical
institutions, including the Shami Eye Center, are a quantum leap in their
lives, putting an end to their suffering, and enabling them to lead their lives
normally," she said.
Princess Basma praised the Jordanian private medical sector, which, along with
the public sector, provides advanced medical care to patients, and at the same
time reflects Jordan's reputation in this field at the regional and international
levels.
In turn, the chairman of the Board of Directors of Shami Eye Center, Omar
Shami, said that the center is committed to participating in campaigns and free
medical days organized by the campaign in various regions of the Kingdom.
He stressed that the center is committed to its partnership with the charity
campaign to serve its humanitarian goals and mission and to provide optimal
treatment for patients.
For his part, Dr Omar Zu'bi, an ophthalmologist at the center, indicated that
the operations that the patients underwent at the clinic included corneal
cross-linking (CXL) and cataract surgeries.
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