FREE EYE CAMP CAMEROON AFRICA JAN 2011
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A five member team comprising of four doctors and a paramedic, left from Islamabad to Cameroon on January 07, 2011. The team is headed by Dr Intzar Hussain Butt chairman POB (Prevention of Blindness) Trust.
The Team visited Cameroon to participate in a 6 days free eye camp started from 8th to 13th January’2011.The other doctors include Dr. Imran Azam Butt, Dr. Kanwar Usman Saeed and Dr. Sajid. This camp is arranged there in coordination with FIMA (Federation of International Medical Association) and is a part of our global campaign for the prevention of blindness in poor countries. Total OPD's And Surgeries are:
| OPD | Surgeries | Staff |
| 3000 | 520 | 4 |
Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, bordered by Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. French and English are the official languages, but there are also 24 major African language groups in the country.
51 per cent of the population is living in poverty. The poorest areas are found in the far north, north-west, north-east, west and centre. Poverty in these provinces has worsened in the past 10 years, despite the decline overall. Women and children are particularly hard-hit: 52 per cent of the people in poor households are women, and half of the members of poor households are under 15 years of age.