The Essex St John Priory Group are proud to support the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital
The Order of St John is best known in England for running St John Ambulance. However, since 1882 the Order has also run St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem. This is a Christian foundation which offers eye care to Christian, Muslim and Jewish patients, irrespective of their religion, ethnicity or ability to pay. 30% of patients are children aged under 18.
In addition to running the eye hospital in Jerusalem, the Order of St John runs another eye hospital in Gaza City, clinics at Anabta and Hebron, and a number of travelling eye-clinics which go out to treat patients in the countryside.
St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group transforms lives by saving sight in the world’s most unique region facing decades of conflict resulting in the poorest people lacking the basic privileges of ordinary life. The main hospital is the main provider of eye care for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, and sees many of the most complex eye cases from across the oPt, which are referred to us from medical centres across the West Bank and Gaza. As it is the only charitable provider of eye care, the importance of the hospital for the region cannot be overstated.
The work of St John Eye Hospital is heavily dependent upon donations. Everything is run on a shoe string, and St John boasts that of every pound it receives, 8 pence goes on administration and 92 pence goes on eye care.
If you wish to understand more about the work of the St John Eye Hospital - please click here.
If you would like to consider donating to the work of the Eye Hospital - please contact the County Hospitaller, Paul Gwilliam, or consider purchasing something from their on-line shop - to access this please click here.
In addition to running the eye hospital in Jerusalem, the Order of St John runs another eye hospital in Gaza City, clinics at Anabta and Hebron, and a number of travelling eye-clinics which go out to treat patients in the countryside.
St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group transforms lives by saving sight in the world’s most unique region facing decades of conflict resulting in the poorest people lacking the basic privileges of ordinary life. The main hospital is the main provider of eye care for Palestinians in East Jerusalem, and sees many of the most complex eye cases from across the oPt, which are referred to us from medical centres across the West Bank and Gaza. As it is the only charitable provider of eye care, the importance of the hospital for the region cannot be overstated.
The work of St John Eye Hospital is heavily dependent upon donations. Everything is run on a shoe string, and St John boasts that of every pound it receives, 8 pence goes on administration and 92 pence goes on eye care.
If you wish to understand more about the work of the St John Eye Hospital - please click here.
If you would like to consider donating to the work of the Eye Hospital - please contact the County Hospitaller, Paul Gwilliam, or consider purchasing something from their on-line shop - to access this please click here.