More than 3000 Sudanese patients have received help from a team of surgeons, doctors and nurses sponsored by Tottenham-based Australia Light Foundation (ALF).
The volunteer medical team of five doctors and three nurses visited Sudan last month as part of the inaugural ‘Bringing Health to Communities Project’.
Working with local leaders, the Muslim community foundation deployed the team to the El Duem Central Hospital, with a mobile medical team also sent to nearby villages to help treat basic medical conditions.
ALF co-ordinator Fatih Yargi said the project helped about 3000 patients across 10 days. “Our team conducted minor surgeries, general medical check-ups and assisted with medical dressings,” he said.
ALF representative Hamdi Koyu said the project also helped educate locals about the importance of hygiene and ways to eliminate basic medical ailments.
“The overwhelming response and participation in this inaugural project has resulted in a commitment by the ALF to conduct the Bringing Health to Communities Project in Sudan annually.”
