Over 1,000 cataract sufferers in Africa got well being help by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in 2022, in accordance with an official.
Özkan Güler, a board member of the Essen DITIB State Regional Association, mentioned, “Cataracts are a very common condition in many African countries and we have been a source of hope for over 1,500 people in Chad, Senegal, Nigeria and Kenya with philanthropic contributions this year.”
Güler, who additionally heads the Balve Mimar Sinan Mosque Association, mentioned 500 folks had been scheduled to bear cataract surgical procedure within the subsequent 10 days in Kenya.
“It feels so good to bring hope to poverty-stricken people, and mosque associations affiliated with the DITIB initiated the cataract surgery campaign in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia (KRV) state,” he expressed.
Along with cataract surgical procedure in Kenya, the DITIB additionally distributed 2,500 meals packages to these in want, mentioned Göksal Üçüncü, the pinnacle of Ludenscheid DITIB Sultan Ahmet Mosque Association.
