Al-Shifa Trust is a non- political, non-governmental, and not-for-profit organization involved in the delivery of high quality eye care services for the past 20 years .
Al-Shifa Trust
Not for Profit Organization
Running three eye hospitals at Rawalpindi, Sukkur, Kohat & Muzaffarabad
Treated half million and operated 500,000 patients
70% patient are provided free treatment
Wide spread community programme
Eye Hospital at Rawalpindi
250 bed modern eye hospital
40 highly qualified doctors
Treats about 700 patients daily
60-80 operations daily
Seven disease specialist units (Retina, Paeds, Glaucoma, Cornea, Orbit etc.)
Eye Hospital at Sukkur
150 bed modern eye hospital
20 highly qualified doctors
Provides services to interior of Sindh, Baluchistan and South Punjab
Widespread outreach program
Eye Hospital at Kohat
100 bed modern eye hospital
Provides services to NWFP and FATA
Widespread outreach program
Eye Hospital at Muzaffarabad
Under construction
Will be functional in early 2010
Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology
Post graduate training for doctors and Paramedics
Trained over 150 doctors and over 600 paramedics
Recognized by PMDC, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Quad-e-Azam University and University of Health Sciences Lahore
Al-Shifa Center for Community Ophthalmology
Conducts widespread outreach program for rural population
4,000 eye camps so far
1.8 million children screened in schools
10,000 voluntary workers trained in primary eye care
International Linkages
WHO Collaborating Center
Lions Clubs USA, IDRF Canada, OEU Canada, Sight Savers UK, ORBIS international USA, Embassy of Japan main partners
