Four Panchayats of Katkamsandi Block Declared as Free from Cataract Blindness Backlog
10 January 2023, Katkamsandi (Hazaribagh): Today four Panchayats namely Katkamsandi, Kanchanpur, Bargadda and Gadokhar in Katkamsandi block of Hazaribagh district have been declared as Free from Cataract Blindness Backlog. The declaration came to the fore in the functions held at Katkamsandi block office and Kanchanpur panchayat building under aegis of Inclusive Eye Health Programme by NBJK with support of Sightsavers. Many dignitaries as the Block Development Officer of Katkamsandi Mrs. Devyanti Kumari, NBJK Secretary Mr. Satish Girija and officials from [...]
Towards Elimination of Avoidable Blindness
09 January 2023, Giridih-Deoghar: In course of eradicating avoidable blindness in remote rural areas, Sightsavers supported & NBJK run Vision Centre; Bengabad (Giridih) is committed for community awareness and household screening at villages in different blocks of Giridih district. The vision centre is associated with Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar by NBJK and during the period of 5th to 9th January 2023, it organized seven screening camps at Dhardharo, Ektara, Phursodih, Maharaidih, Harodih, Phuphundi and Bhuji villages of Jamua, [...]
Outreach Screening Camps & Training to ASHAs by VRKB Eye Hospital, Deoghar
30 December 2022, Deoghar & Giridih: NBJK run Vimla RamKrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar has organized 17 outreach eye screening camps and 01 training event for ASHAs during the period of 9-28 December. Some camps have been supported under Netra Vasant Rural Eye Health project by Sightsavers, some under Rashtriya Netra Yagna by Vision Foundation of India while Christian Fellowship of India has supported one camp. These screening camps have ensured free of cost eye checkup and facilitated free Cataract [...]
Advocacy Meeting, Sensitization Workshop & Training on Gender Mainstreaming and Disability Inclusion
19-20 December 2022, Hazaribagh: As an activity of Inclusive Eye Health Programme in Hazaribagh district by NBJK-sightsavers, two events of Advocacy Meeting, Sensitization Workshop-cum-Training on Gender Mainstreaming & Disability Inclusion took place at NBJK and Hotel Snow Valley respectively under joint auspices of NBJK, Sightsavers, JSLPS, National Rural Health Mission and National Blindness Control Programme. Total 85 Community Health Volunteers, OPDs’ Leaders, ASHAs, Anganwadi workers and Hospital staffs have participated on these occasions. On 19th December, Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, [...]
Workshop on Disability at LNJP Eye Hospital
10 December 2022, Bahera (Chouparan, Hazaribagh): NBJK run LokNayak JayPrakash Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chouparan, Hazaribagh) has organized one day workshop on Disability. Mr. Santosh Kumar Puri chaired the program while Mr. Subendra Pandey and Mr. Vikant Kumar Singh were resource persons. Throwing light on disability, Mr. Subendra Pandey said that under the provisions contained in the Indian Constitution, there should not be any discrimination with any disabled person on the basis of his physical capability. Mr. Vikant Singh said that [...]
846 OPD in 30 Screening Camps, Found 390 with Cataract and 353 of Refractive Error
02 December 2022, Giridih-Deoghar: In the month of November 2022, NBJK run Vimla RamKrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar and it’s associated Vision Centre at Bengabad (Giridih) with support of Sightsavers have organized 30 screening camps in villages of Jamua, Bengabad, Birni, Rajdhanwar, Giridih Sadar, Deoghar Sadar, Mdhupur, Sona Rai Tharhi blocks in Giridih and Deoghar districts on the mode community awareness & household screening. These eye screening camps have ensured 846 OPD and identified 390 patients with Cataract, 353 with [...]