Physical Health India Project #31025

Eye Hospital for 10 Million Poor in Karnataka

by Hope

Project Report | May 23, 2018
Lighting up the darkness

By Dr Fr George Kannanthanam | Founder - Director

Give me the Sight.....(From the Global Blindwalk)

We thank you for your kind contribution for making the possibilities of working together on the Rural Eye Care Hospital plan of Project Vision.

Our objective is to provide eye care for the people beyond Bangalore since the city has sufficient facilities for the same. We have based ourselves in place 100 kilometers away from Bangalore, in a remote area which also is the middle of Tumkur and Chikkaballapur districts. It is connected well and thus accessible.

Our plan is to set up a base eye care facility which can be a hub for various programs that could be taken to different remote places of these two districts through camp approach.

India has one third of world’s blind population - 15 million people. About 60% of the total population requires eye care facility as some time of life. This project's objective is to provide eye care facilities for the 10.5 million people living in the peripheries of Bangalore. Through a hospital and an outreach mobile unit, we plan to provide free eye care facilities to about 90,000 in three years.

We have obtained the permission from the Panchayat (local body) for the construction of the building.

The hospital is conceived as a Sustainable venture. 50% of all population requires eye care services at some point of life. Thus, an eye hospital is a need for the community. While we will make the hospital financially accessible to the poor and needy, we will also charge the patients who are able to pay so that the system can be sustained. Thus, in three years’ time, the hospital would become self-sustainable.

Let Everyone See.

A dream of new hope....The Rural Eye Care Hospital

Approved plan of ground floor

Hospital first floor plan

Plan sanction after legal approval

Administrative block

Planting of a life which gives comfort....

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Feb 23, 2018
A mission of vision

By Dr George Kannanthanam | Founder - Director

To grace the beginning of a vision.......

LAND FOR PROJECT VISION NEAR GOWRIBIDANUR

India has one third of world’s blind population – 15 million people. About 60% of the total population requires eye facility at some time of their lifetime. This projects objective of Providing eye care facilities for the people beyond Bangalore, most rural areas who are socio-economically marginalised, Our target is the large rural belt that comprises of Tumkur, Kolar, Chikkaballapur and Bangalore Rural . The total population of this area is 10.5 million.

This plan got a very positive response, as 15 acres of land has been donated for this purpose. The place is near to Gowribidanur, about 100 kilometres from Bangalore, almost in the middle of the Districts mentioned above - four acres on the main road from Gowribidanur to Tumkur and 11 acres two kilometer inside. The possession has already been taken.

Mr Theodore from Mangalore, had a concern and a good heart to donate this land for this purpose. We aknowledge our sincer gratitude for his noble donation.

The activities planned in the campus will be :

· Eye care facilities mainly aimed at the marginalised

· Eye donation program – Eye Bank – Transplant

· School for the Visually challenged

· Care centre for destitute visually challenged persons

Discussion were made with Arvind Eye care system for the possibility of tie up for an eye hospital.

As and when resources are available, these project could be taken up for implementation.

FOUNDATION STONE LAYING FOR THE RURAL HOSPITAL

The foundation stone was laid for the center by Fr James- Provincial along with Mr Theodore who donated 15 acres of land for this purpose and all the well wishers were present.

OUR BENEFICIARIES

THROUGH IN HOUSE HOSPITAL PROGRAM: The direct beneficiaries will be persons requiring cataract surgeries, people in need of cornea, refractive errors, eye donors and persons with complete loss of vision, low vision, partial vision, school going children and poor vision who need medical help. We will be able to provide direct services to over 15,000 people in one year, through our hospital services. This is calculated in terms of 50 persons daily for about 300 working days in a year. Thus in three years, we will provide services for about 45,000 people.

THROUGH MOBILE OUT REACH PROGRAM:

The area of coverage of this project is quite wide and so we would be reaching out to them through a mobile eye care facility. Mostly it will be used for screening the patients. The actual treatment would be done at the base hospital. We plan to conduct three outreach camps every week - thus totally 150 camps every year. Every camp we will cater to about 100 persons. Half of this will be with the school students. Thus we will be able to provide services to 15,000 persons every year and in three years to 45, 000 people.
Thus in three years, the project will provide eye care facilities to 90,000 people.
All these are people in the rural area and belong to economically weaker sections.
Our indirect beneficiaries:

SUSTAINABILITY

The hospital is conceived as a Sustainable venture. 50% of all population requires eye care services at some point of their lifetime. Thus an eye hospital is a need for the community. While we will make the hospital financially accessible to the poor and needy, we will also charge the patients who are able to pay so that the system can be sustained. Thus in three years time, the hospital would become self sustainable.

BE PART OF THIS SIGHT GIVING MISSION.

'LET EVERYONE SEE'.

A project to reach out to millions.....

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