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GREAT NEWS
THE MOBILE CLINIC TO
REACH
THE POOR PEOPLE IS REALITY
After the very first few clinics
were completed, the foundation board members
agreed that a mobile vision clinic would so much more efficient practical.
The first clinic was held July 2005 in Maao, Bago City, Negros , The Philippines.
Thanks to very caring and giving Corporate, Individual and service organizations
the money was raised. The mobile clinic was used in its last medical vision
mission from December 2007 to mid January 2008. It enabled the volunteers to go
to more remote villages and they could see more people per day.The mobile
clinic will be able not only be able to serve more patients on
Negros Occidental Island, but to many of the neighboring islands as well.( Remember, there are
over 7,100 islands in the Philippines.) It can be transported by ferry boat to
many of the islands. EyeCare WeCare Foundation would do its best to help other
volunteer health care organizations ,serving in the Philippines, needing vision
supplies and services. We could send a mobile clinic to where the missions
are taking place whenever possible.
- Fundraising for projects ifor
EyeCare We Care Foundation
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There are three projects that the foundation
is now working on.
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1. A mobile eye surgery clinic
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This mobile clinic will be very similar to the
current mobile vision clinic except it will be set up to do eye surgeries.
Mainly cataract and pterygium surgeries. The foundation will need
specialized equipment for the mobile surgery clinic. Portable operating
microscope, operating table, A scan, Autoclave, Surgical Instruments and
Surgical Supplies. The Cost of the mobile clinic itself will cost $35,000 US
dollars and the needed equipment and supplies will also cost about $35,000
US dollars, bringing the project to $70,000 US.
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2. Optical Laboratory to fabricate
eyeglasses
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The Foundation has received a donation from a
person in Hawaii a complete optical lab to manufacture both
glass and plastic lenses. The foundation already has 6 auto lens edgers in
the Philippines. The foundation needs to ship the instruments from Hawaii to
the Philippines $10,000 US. The Foundation
hopes to build the optical lab in Bacolod City, Negros/Occidental, Philippines. The Estimated costs the
optical lab/ administrative office building is $75.000; land for the
building $25,000 materials and supplies to manufacture the lenses is
$25,000; office supplies $5,000 and legal expenses $2,000 bringing the total
project to $142,000 US.
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3. Mini Bus to transport
volunteers.
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The foundation transports over 20 volunteers
to all of the medical missions. They can ride aboard the mobile clinic to
the rural destination, but then private vehicles has to bring them back home
at night and to the sight the next day, because often times the mobile
clinic will stay in the site for 2 to 3 days. The mini bus could also be
used during the day to transport indigents to and from the mobile clinic
from surrounding barangays (small villages). The Cost of a 25 seat mini bus
is $12,000 US.
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