The St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group is the only charitable provider of eye care in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. In these regions rates of blindness are ten times higher than in the West. In 2010, we treated 102,382 patients – 34,238 under the age of 18.
The original St John Eye Hospital was established in Jerusalem in 1882. Since then, we have opened satellite centres taking expert eye care to the people of Gaza, Hebron and Anabta and initiated a Mobile Outreach Clinic taking vital services to those unable to travel to us. it is our mission to ensure that our patients are able to access poverty-relieving ophthalmic services regardless of where they live.
Training local Doctors and Nurses is also an essential objective. In training local people, we invest in the region and help to rebuild its fractured infrastructure. That is why the Jerusalem Hospital operates a four-year Medical Residency Training Programme that is recognised by the Palestinian and Jordanian Boards of Ophthalmology.
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