Deeply saddened by the devastation wrecked by the recent civil unrest and war in Ethiopia, THAF remain committed to care for the poorest of the poor and disabled. For security reasons Dr. Samuel has had to temporarily cut back his outreach eye-camps to the Oromia...
The past two weeks we had two outreaches. The first week we had Aira outreach at Nedjo mission clinic where we operated on 127 patients and over 850 patients were examined. The second week we traveled to South west to Metu. This was our third outreach in Metu. Over...
NEWS FROM DR SAMUEL Cataract Surgery in Darimu Greetings from Aira. Last week we conducted the surgical cataract camp in Darimu. This is one of the rural towns with no eye care service. There is a small general clinic 16 km from Darimu town which is run by the...
Dear brothers and sisters, Below is the story of a man who had cataract surgery recently. Ato Legese Hinsene is a 55 year old male patient who lost his vision for the last two years. He used to earn his living by taking care of the corn farm for a farmer. Two years...
Dembidollo Eye Clinic: Eye surgery with Dr. Samuel. This patient had been suffering from blindness for years. She has not seen the faces of her children nor grandchildren for years. She lost hope. She only recognized them by their voices. She came to the clinic and...