14 October 2026, Hazaribagh: Sightsavers India and Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK) jointly celebrated World Sight Day at Jan Vikas Kendra, Julu Park, Hazaribagh. The programme brought together 115 participants from the community, Education Department, JSLPS and Community Health Centres, including 49 persons with disabilities and 18 children with low vision.
Dr. Shashi Jaiswal, Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Sadar Hospital, and ophthalmologist Dr. Umesh Prasad attended as chief guests. They emphasised that eyesight is a precious gift of nature and that protecting vision is everyone’s responsibility.
Six individuals and community representatives were honoured for their contributions to blindness control. Manju Devi and Uma Devi of Daru block received awards as outstanding Sahiyas; Deepak Kumar, Ophthalmic Assistant at Community Health Centre, Barhi, was recognised for quality OPD services; and Manjula Tigga and Prabha Bilung of Bishnugarh block were honoured for referring cataract patients for appropriate treatment. Chandni Mushrat, Mukhiya of Daru Panchayat, and Anwarul Haq, Mukhiya of Khutra Panchayat, received mementoes for encouraging people with eye problems to seek treatment.
An eye screening camp organised by NBJK’s Loknayak Jayaprakash Eye Hospital, Bahera, Chouparan, examined 68 people. Refractive errors were detected in 25 individuals, and 22 beneficiaries received free spectacles.
The programme was coordinated with significant contributions from Kirti Rawat, District Rural Eye Health In-charge, and Raman Vishwakarma, Social Inclusion Officer, representing NBJK and Sightsavers India.
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