‘Health and Love Truck’, created within the scope of the ‘A Bright Life with Preventable Blindness Project’, has started conducting eye screenings for children in the earthquake region affecting 11 provinces. With the work carried out under the coordination of Aykut Çağlı, an alumnus of Üsküdar Üniversitesi's Health Management Master's program, it is aimed to complete the eye screenings of children aged 7-13 in the earthquake region.
Eye examinations are being performed on children residing in container cities in Adıyaman.
In Muş, the Health and Love Truck, equipped within the scope of the "A Bright Life with Preventable Blindness Project", is on the road for eye screenings of children in earthquake-affected provinces.
Psycho-social support work is also being carried out with the truck, which conducts eye screenings for children aged 7-13 in container cities.
The truck, which first went to Adıyaman, carries out its work under the coordination of Aykut Çağlı, an alumnus of Üsküdar Üniversitesi's Health Management Master's program. Çağlı stated that within the scope of the "A Bright Life with Preventable Blindness Project", they visit earthquake regions and conduct eye screenings for children aged 7-13 there.
Çağlı stated that they started working in the region after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, saying, "Expert doctors and opticians, together with Kızılay organizations, aim to conduct eye screenings for our children in the earthquake region and find permanent solutions instead of tried temporary ones. We will spend two days in Adıyaman. So far, we have performed eye screenings for a total of 2,000 children. We refer the identified children to relevant health institutions and carry out patient follow-up."
Çağlı added that the Love and Health Truck will continue to conduct screenings and patient follow-up in the earthquake regions.
With the support of Üsküdar Üniversitesi, children aged 7-13 in tent and container cities are undergoing eye screenings in the truck created by Muş Governorship, Muş Municipality, Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi, and Muş Kızılay Branch.