HJ Foundation promotes charity, solidarity, compassion, responsibility, and humanity through its actions.
Launch of ‘Gift a Vision’ campaign to conduct more than 100 free cataract and glaucoma surgeries
“As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our happiness.”-Hellen Keller.
Working day and night for the betterment of Congolese underprivileged citizens, HJ Foundation has yet again set an example that humanity is still alive.
According to NCBI (National Centre for Biotechnology Information), the reason behind 81% of Congolese becoming blind and 80% of people who suffered from low vision had cataracts.
To curb this issue of cataract, which is mostly neglected by many, HJ Foundation came forward and worked for this cause to give a new vision with a campaign called GIFT A VISION.
The HJ Foundation in collaboration with Foundation Denise NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI of the First Lady of the Democratic Republic of Congo launched the program, "Gift A Vision''. The program involved 100 free-of-charge surgeries for the underprivileged people of Congo. The surgeries were commenced in a launch ceremony on the 15th of Oct in the presence of the first lady and other local authorities and dignitaries with a live surgery being broadcasted from the operation theatre to the audience sitting in the auditorium at HJ Hospitals.
Ophthalmological screening at the National Institute for the Blind
Concerned about improving the living conditions of the poor population, HJ Foundation in collaboration with the Foundation of the First Lady of the DRC Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi with the technical support of HJ Hospitals launched an ophthalmological campaign "Gift A Vision" campaign targeting only the poor. It provided free surgery for at least 100 cataract patients. The conference ended with the distribution of disinfectant gels and masks donated by the HJ Foundation.
Ophthalmological screening at the National Pedagogical University "UPN"
Within the framework of the ophthalmological campaign "Gift A Vision" initiated by HJ Foundation in collaboration with First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi's foundation with the technical support of HJ Hospitals, HJ Foundation registered more than 100 patients at the UPN University Hospital Centre who were consulted at HJ Hospitals and the cataract positive cases were in particular taken care of by HJ foundation for their surgeries.
Ophthalmological screening at Bonzola Hospital in Mbuji-Mayi
Continuing the screening camps across the country, the Bonzola Hospital in Mbuji-Mayi served as a base camp for the screening of patients for the Gift A Vision campaign. Three patients who required surgery were flown to Kinshasa and after their successful eye surgeries, were sent back to Mbuji-Mayi and all costs were taken care of by HJ Foundation.
Ophthalmological screening at the HJ clinic in Goma
The HJ Foundation and HJ Hospitals team also traveled to the city of Goma as part of the ophthalmological campaign "Gift A Vision" initiated by HJ Foundation in collaboration with the foundation of the first lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi with the technical support of HJ Hospitals, where the team screened more than 300 patients and have had more than 60 cataract positive cases that were brought back to Kinshasa for the surgery at the HJ Hospitals complex that HJ Foundation took care of.
‘HJ Foundation is a non-profit association created in 2016 in Kinshasa by Mr. HARISH JAGTANI, of Indian nationality.
The vision of the HJ Foundation is to promote humanity through its actions, charity, solidarity, compassion, and responsibility. To improve the quality of life of communities and individuals HJ Foundation assists all poor and vulnerable populations. We participate in the creation of all infrastructures that can help improve the lives of communities, in particular hospitals, bio-medical analysis laboratories, schools, vocational training centers, etc.'
