Al-Shifa Foundation of North America

Donations to Al-Shifa trust, which is a non-profit and non-political organization committed to providing eye care and treatment mainly to the under privileged and poor, irrespective of age/color/creed/gender in pakistan and surrounding regions. Almost 75% of all patients attending Al-Shifa eye hospitals are treated free, including services such as vision screenings, outpatient visits and eye surgeries. Al-Shifa trust is able to meet only 30-40% of its expenses from its own sources. The remaining expenses are met through donations. Al-Shifa trust has built four high-quality eye hospitals in rawalpindi (punjab), muzaffarabad, sukkur (sindh) and kohat (nwfp) with the most modern facilities and equipment. Al-Shifa North America Foundation supports Al-Shifa trust by educating the public about the services provided by Al-Shifa trust at several annual fundraising dinner events. The proceeds from these dinners go towards purchase of corneas from usa for transplants at the Al-Shifa trust eye hospital in rawalpindi as well as sponsoring of free eye surgeries and eye camps for the needy patients.