Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has provided treatments to 5,100 people suffering from eye diseases and malaria in Burundi under a massive plan to provide healthcare in African countries.
RAF has set up medical tents in Burundi. The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Minister of Health of Burundi and representatives of the local authority and the Muslim community.
The health project was implemented by RAF in collaboration with its local partners, and education and charity development organizations in Burundi. At least 2,500 people underwent eye tests and 500 of them were given glasses free of cost.
RAF also provided treatment for 2,600 malaria patients. Families with children were given mosquito nets. Pesticides were sprayed to kill the mosquito in swamps. The project, the medical fund for the treatments of poor people, was supported by several local authorities and government organizations. The project was designed basically to treat 3,000 patents but with the help of the local authorities and contribution of donors, 5,100 people benefitted from the project.
RAF’s medical project was implemented in line with the ongoing efforts of Burundi government to improve health conditions of its citizens, said the Minister of Health of Burundi.
The minister has directed to set up a committee to follow up and facilitate the project. Burundi is a landlocked country in the African Great Lakes region of East Africa, bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
