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KKESH Launched 6 initiatives on the World Volunteer Day

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Based on the importance of volunteering and its role in enhancing the spirit of the team and its positive impact on the individual and society, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital launched six voluntary initiatives as part of the Ministry of Health initiatives for the World Volunteer Day which was held on December 5, 2017 under the hashtag (#تطوعي_صحة (. These initiatives are:  the initiatives of the elderly care center in Al-Nakheel/ the initiative of the (Insan) Group under the name "You are in the eyes"/ the initiative of the Aris Foundation under the name of "your safety is our happiness" and the Initiatives of the Girls' Care Foundation in Riyadh under the name "An Eye on the Future".

Each team in these visits performed eye screening for the occupants of these centers. They also gave awareness lectures on eye diseases. These visits started from 4.00 pm to 8.00 pm.

An exhibition was also held at Al-Bujairi Park in Al-Deraiya in order to educate the visitors of the exhibition about the safe methods of using contact lenses and cosmetics, their disadvantages and how to prevent them under the name "My eye is beautiful." A number of visitors underwent eye screening during the exhibition which started from 4.00 pm to 9.00 pm

An exhibition entitled "Ask a Doctor" was also held at the Panorama Shopping Center, which aims to answer visitors' queries regarding eye diseases and how to prevent them. The exhibition started from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

It is worth mentioning that this campaign is the biggest implemented campaign in the history of King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital. The number of participants was more than 140 volunteers with a total of 675 volunteer hours in 6 different locations. These initiatives benefited 275 persons and (52) cases were detected. The procedures of their treatment in hospital are ongoing.

The participants in these initiatives interacted positively with volunteer work, which is a fundamental pillar in the development and the social cohesion of the society. Volunteer work is a human practice which has been closely linked to all the meanings of good in all human societies. These initiatives were covered in the hospital's social media accounts.

 

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