Layton Rahmatullah Benevolent Trust (LRBT) is a major non-governmental organisation, working to fight blindness in Pakistan. It is assumed to be not only the largest eye provider in the country but also the largest eye care provider in the world to have treated over 54 million patients in 38 years. The organization treats 10,200 OPD patients every single day. Established in 1984, it is based in Karachi with hospitals and primary eye care centers throughout the country.
Name The Trust is named for its two founders: Graham Layton and Zaka Rahmatulla, both whom contributed Rs. 500,000/- each to start it.
History
The trust was founded in 1984 with Rs. 500,000 apiece by Graham Layton, an Englishman who become a Pakistani citizen, and Zaka Rahmatulla. The two began by setting up a mobile health unit in Tando Bago, Sindh. Upon his death, Layton left his estate for the benefit of LRBT.
Network As of 2023, there are 19 fully-equipped hospitals and 56 primary eyecare centers across Pakistan. Any Pakistani is just 200 km away from a LRBT facility.
Hospitals Korangi, Karachi, Sindh (Base Eye Hospital) Akora Khattak, Nowshera District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa** Google Map Link Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust Free Eye Hospital Arifwala, Pakpattan District, Punjab Odigram, Swat District, KPK Google map link Gambat, Khairpur District, Sindh Khanewal, District Khanewal, Punjab Lahore Township, Punjab Lar, Multan District, Punjab Mandra, Rawalpindi District, Punjab Chiniot, Chiniot District, Punjab Mansehra, Mansehra District, KPK Quetta, Quetta District, Balochistan Pasrur, Sialkot District, Punjab Rashidabad, Tando Allahyar District, Sindh Shahpur, Sargodha District, Punjab Kalakalay, Sawat District, KPK (Hospital) Lahore Multan Road, Punjab North Karachi, Karachi, Sindh Tando Bago, Badin District, Sindh
References
External links Official website Graham Layton Trust