UAE Embassy to Kazakhstan arranges holiday for visual-impaired children
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Embassy of the United Arab Emirates to Kazakhstan to conduct charitable activity in the correctional center № 2 in Astana for visual-impaired children on June 1, 2015, the International Day of Children's Defense. Financial support is dedicated to acquire top necessary equipment for ophthalmologist's office, that allows to treat squint.
Ambassador of UAE will congratulate children on such a bright holiday and solemnly hand the administration of the center a cheque to purchase the most necessary equipment. More than 50 children of pre-school age with speech and visual impairment are examined in this center free of charge on the basis of state quota, and get comprehensive care. Moreover, psychologists also provide parents of the children with a professional help. The correctional center, based on gymnasium № 71 operates since September 2014 and specializes in the provision of services by such specialists as logopedist, defectology specialist, psychologist, choreographer, exercise therapy specialist etc. Now, due to contribution of Embassy of UAE most of the children with diagnosis of squint will be able to get qualified assistance and treatment in the ophthalmologist's office. Until now, the ophthalmologist's office did not work for the reason of absence of state license and the most necessary ophthalmic tools and devices. Today, an opportunity appears to implement the work of the office in the single and free center in Astana. Ophthalmologist can render professional services to the children using trial eyeglass lenses for researching shortsightedness, farsightedness and squinting, synoptophore used for squinting diagnostics and treatment, and for remedial orthoptic exercises. In addition, it is expected to obtain other small and necessary instruments with the help of which, it is possible to do services to visual-impaired and blind children. The Embassy of UAE contributes into development of abilities of disabled children for adaptation in the social sphere showing much attention to the youngest residents of our country. Representation of the Arab Emirates nation is focused on strengthening and development of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Arab Emirates, which is pledge of prosperity of both countries. Also, the Embassy urges everyone to help children because caring about children, we care about our сommon future.