Grants available for Charitable Eye Hospitals VISION FOUNDATION OF INDIA (VFI) is a registered not-for-profit, charitable organization having its office at the premises of Bombay City Eye Institute & Research Centre in south Mumbai. Over the last 15 years VFI has successfully conducted 25,000 free cataract surgeries through various outreach and in-house camps. With our vast professional experience VFI wants to move ahead and make a significant difference in blindness prevention program particularly in under-served areas of India, where cataract surgery rate (CSR) are negligible. VFI wants to reach with its support to many small and rural eye hospitals to undertake free cataract surgeries for the poor.
Our aim is to make cataract surgeries accessible to economically weaker section of population and rural poor. Poor patients with eye disease can receive treatment and surgery through these existing eye hospitals, where surgeries will be supported by VISION FOUNDATION OF INDIA. At VFI we want to reach large number of under privileged people to make a significant difference and enable them to regain eyesight. Identification of Charitable Eye Hospitals: VFI wishes to identify eye hospitals located at various states of India (except mumbai region) which have required infrastructure,but paucity of funds to undertake free cataract surgeries. Preference will be given to hospitals having trained eye surgeons and facilities for IOL implantation. Charitable Eye Hospitals willing to receive grants for cataract surgeries will need to comply by the following: a)Commitment of active screening & surgeries of population under the banner of Vision Foundation of India and Participating Eye Hospital b)Identification of cases fit for cataract surgery and motivate them to come to base hospital c)Performing free quality cataract surgeries either through SICS / Phaco to the needy and under privileged population d)Pre-operative examination and investigation as required. e)Proper post-operative care including detail post-operative instruction regarding do's and don'ts, and management of complication if any. f)Follow-up services including refraction and provision of glasses. g)Maintain Cataract Surgical records (name, age, sex, address etc) for the patients operated. h) Adequate photographic / video documentation of OPD camp, surgeries performed and post operative camps. ( We are looking for application from eye hospitals located at North eastern states, Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab,U.P, Hariyana,Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal,J&K,M.P. Rajastahan,Andhra Pradesh,Karnataka, Maharashtra, ) Interested charitable eye hospitals located in these states may please contact us at: B.Bhattacharya , + 91 9819511159 Program Officer Vision Foundation of India 5, Babulnath Road , Mumbai 40007,India Phone: 91-22-23671011, 23680618 Fax: 91-22-23637293 www.visionfoundationofindia.org Email: <mailto:charities%40bceirc.org> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:myonlymailbox%40gmail.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cross posted: invites To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
