Presentation by Dr Wajid AFNA

1. Al Shifa Trust
A Story of
Commitment to Serve

7. Hospital Based Services
• Seven subspecialties,Vitreo Retina Cornea,
Paediatric ophthalmology, Oculoplastics and
Glaucoma
• Low Vision service
• Light House
• Tele ophthalmology link with other hospitals
• Over 6 million patients treated

10. Al Shifa Center for Community
Ophthalmology(ACCO)
• Most wide spread community based
programme in Pakistan
• Over 3500 camps
• School screening(2 million children screened)
• Teachers training for vision testing
• Training of social workers to detect simple eye
diseases

15. Rawalpindi
Kohat
Sukkur
Muzaffarabad
ACCO Area of Activity

16. Human Resource Development
• Post graduate courses for doctors
• Diploma in Ophthalmology,Fellowship,Post FCPS
subspecialty fellowship
• Bsc Optometry and Orthoptics
• Ophthalmic Technicians
• Nurses licensing course
• Biomedical Diploma
• Al Shifa graduates serving Throughout Pakistan

17. Human Resource Development

18. International Linkages
• Visiting faculty from U.S.A, U.K, France,
Singapore,India
• Al Shifa Trained doctors working throughout
the globe
• MOU’s with Government of Mauritius and
Bangladesh for training of doctors and
paramedics.
• Doctors from Egypt,Afghanistan,Iraq,Saudi
Arabia and Bangladesh trained at Al Shifa

19. International Linkages

20.  AGFUND Award
 WHO Partnership Award
 Hilal-i-Imtiaz
 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Three )
 Outstanding service award for prevention of blindness , Asia
Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (Two)
 Distinguished Service Award by Asia Pacific Academy of
Ophthalmology
 Novel Christy Presidential Gold Medal by Ophthalmology
Society of Pakistan
 Community Ophthalmology Gold Medal by Ophthalmology
Society of Pakistan

22. Alshifa Future Vision
 To Strengthen Eye Care services at all main hospitals.
To Establish sub specialty complex at Rawalpindi
Hospital.
Upgrade Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology to
Alshifa University.

23. This is what we see now

25. This is what we want to see in
future

27. Thank You