Eye Surgery

Almost half a million people from 28 nations have benefited from Operation Miracle, a highly successful program started by Cuba that provides free surgery to low income patients.

A report issued by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health and presented at a recent parliamentary hearing informed that a total of 485,476 patients have been operated on including 290,000 Venezuelans.

The legislators heard about the progress of Operation Miracle, included in the agreements under the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA), which promotes solidarity and mutually beneficial social and economic development.

Elia Rosa Lemus, an official at the Health ministry, presented the data at a plenary session of the legislature.

Operation Miracle, created by Cuba and supported by Venezuela, has turned into a giant humanitarian campaign.

The initial eye operations took place exclusively at Cuban hospitals, but with the objective of extending the program, similar surgical facilities were set up in other nations, always under the supervision of Cuban medical personnel.
Today, 13 ophthalmologic centers are in service in Venezuela, and similar facilities are providing services in Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Bolivia.

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