{"id":177982,"date":"2017-07-12T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/omdurman-eye-hospital-resumes-operations\/"},"modified":"2017-07-12T16:18:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T16:18:00","slug":"omdurman-eye-hospital-resumes-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/omdurman-eye-hospital-resumes-operations","title":{"rendered":"Omdurman eye hospital resumes operations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Makkah Eye Complex in Omdurman, where 34 patients were partially or permanently blinded<\/a> in February, has resumed operations after a stop of five months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Khartoum state Ministry of Health announced that it has paid SDG 4.5 million ($674,000) to 16 of the 34 patients who suffered after allegedly expired Avastin injections. Avastin is injected directly into the eye to treat problems of the retina.<\/p>\n

Dr Mamoun Humeida, the Minister of Health of Khartoum state told a news conference that 80 per cent of the patients have regained their sight and confirmed resumption of operations in the hospital.<\/p>\n

He said that the arrangements for the running of retinal treatment and distribution of medicines to all hospitals have been completed.<\/p>\n

After the incident, the Ministry of Health immediately ordered a thorough investigation and the closure of the Complex in Omdurman for new cases.<\/p>\n

At the time, sources in Khartoum claimed that the medicine was expired. Dr Mohamed Abbas Forawi, member of a private therapeutic institution, told the press in Khartoum in February that all the remaining bottles and packages were removed from the hospital’s stores.<\/p>\n