Medan, 10 March 2018 – The series of social activities in commemorating the 61st anniversary of BCA still continues. Through the Bakti BCA program, the Bank BCA organizes another Free Cataract Surgery as one of its efforts to eradicate visual impairment and blindness due to cataract. In collaboration with Cataract Blindness Eradication Unit of the Indonesian Opthalmologist Association (SPBK Perdami), BCA organizes free cataract surgeries at Prima Vision Eye Hospital Medan on March 10-11, 2018.
Attending the Free Cataract Surgery program was Chief Support Officer of BCA Operations Medan Tien Anna Susanti, Chairman of Perdami Regional North Sumatera Delfi, and Director of Prima Vision Eye Hospital Michael. The cataract surgeries conducted in Medan is targeted to reach more than 50 patients.
“BCA noted that feasible health services that are accessible to all Indonesians still require special attention. This cataract surgery is a sustainable activity of BCA and we are working to reach people in various parts of Indonesia. We believe that cataracts can happen to anyone, not only our senior citizens and generally it can be treated with surgery. Through the operation, we are expecting to improve health in communities so as to build the potential of community assets together,” explained Tien.
BCA has been working with SPBK-Perdami since 2001. Throughout 2017, BCA has successfully facilitated 5 free cataract surgeries with a total of 610 patients. These free cataract surgeries were performed at RSUD Tangerang City, Luwu and East Luwu South Sulawesi, RSUD A Diponegoro Putussibau West Kalimantan, RSK Lindimara and RS Karitas Sumba NTT and RSUD Dr H Abdul Moeloek Lampung. In addition to organizing free cataract surgery, BCA also donated a unit of Phacoemulsification Cataract Machine Intuitiv AMO and three sets of support tools for cataract surgery to Perdami in previous November 2017. Not only that, in 2017, BCA had also participated in Fee Cataract Surgery organized by Kick Andy Foundation in December 2017 at Klinik Ume Manekan Soe East Nusa Tenggara, with a total of 109 patients. Previously, at the end of 2016, BCA had also submitted a donation of Rp500 million to SPBK Perdami in order to purchase two microscopes needed for free cataract surgery in various places in Indonesia. As of December 2016, BCA and SPBK had organized approximately 51 Free Cataract Surgery in various regions in Indonesia.
In addition to surgeries performed at RS Mata Prima Vision Medan, BCA will also organize free cataract surgeries at RS Lanud Atang Sendjaja Bogor and RS Columbia Asia Medan on 14 – 18 March 2018. BCA also expresses its gratitude through other series of social activities, including Blood Donor, Free Medical Treatment in various regions, Teacher Seminars from 17 BCA foster schools, seminars for SMEs, and various other social activities.
“The community is an integral part of BCA’s sustainability. This is what drives us to work together to build prosperity for the community around us, one of them is Medan. Let us together build the community that is healthy and free from cataract,” Tien concluded.
BCA Organized Free Cataract Surgery in Medan – Chief Support Officer of BCA Operations Medan Tien Anna Susanti (center) together with Chairman of Perdami Regional North Sumatera Delfi (second right), Director of Prima Vision Eye Hospital Michael (right), BCA’s management and SPBK-Perdami’s management after the opening of Free Cataract Surgery Social Services at Prima Vision Eye Hospital Medan, Saturday (10/03). BCA in collaboration with SPBK Perdami as the professional organization of opthalmologists organize free cataract surgeries in various regions, including Medan, in support of realizing government program Indonesia Cataract Free 2020.
BCA Organized Free Cataract Surgery in Medan – BCA’s management reviewing cataract surgery at Prima Vision Eye Hospital Medan, Saturday (10/03). This free cataract surgery is one of BCA’s efforts in reducing the number of cataract blindness.
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