Adel Al Rushood Receives G.O.H. Naumann Award
Posted on June 14, 2010
Topic: World Ophthalmology Congress
Region: Europe, Middle East
Dr. Adel Al Rushood of Saudi Arabia is the recipient of the G.O.H. Naumann Award for Leadership and Global Eye Care for 2010.
The Naumann Award is given annually to an ophthalmologist who has made a significant contribution to global eye care in his or her community in an effort to promote educational programs and establish service models for other societies.
Dr. Al Rushood is the founder and Secretary General of the AlBasar International Foundation, a non-profit, non-political international organization established in 1990 to work for prevention and eradication of blindness and blinding diseases in Africa and Asia. He is a member of the Middle East African Council of Ophthalmology Board and is Co-Chair of the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
Dr. Al Rushood accepted the award and made a presentation during the ICO Board of Trustees Meeting on June 4 in Berlin.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Al Rushood for his outstanding contribution to ophthalmology and the prevention of visual loss.
