Eye Care Services Down to Villages
18 January 2023, Giridih-Jamui: NBJK run Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar and its associated Vision Centre, Bengabad (Giridih) with support of Sightsavers have sent medical teams at villages like Dudhnaiyo, Badkitand, Chunglo, Badibad, Gurha, Dasodih, Pokhoria, Dumri, Parsabani, Fursodih etc. in Birni, Jamua, Bengabad, Sono blocks of Giridih and Jamui districts to organize free eye checkup camps. During the period of 11-18 January 2023, the initiative resulted as a dozen eyes screening camps at remote villages of Jharkhand-Bihar and [...]
LNJP Eye Hospital Organizes Eye Screening Camp for Commercial Vehicle Drivers
13 January 2023, Barhi (Hazaribagh): Under joint auspices of Sightsavers, National Highways Authority of India and NBJK run LokNayak JayPrakash Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chouparan, Hazaribagh), an Eye Screening Camp was organized for commercial vehicle drivers at Rasoiya Dhamna Toll Plaza on NH-19. Mr. Dheeraj Bharti (Project Director, NHAI) has inaugurated the eye camp. He said that road accidents can be prevented to a great extent by taking proper care of the eyes, so all vehicle drivers, especially commercial vehicle drivers, [...]
Eye Screening Camp and Sightsavers People’s Visit to LNJP Eye Hospital
11 January 2023, Chouparan (Hazaribagh): Under Netra Vasant campaign of NBJK driven Inclusive & Rural Eye Health Programme with support of Sightsavers in Hazaribagh district, Eye Screening-Cataract camp has been organized at Chouparan Panchayat Bhawan in Chouparan block. The senior officials from Sightsavers like Mr. Sudipto Mohanti (Area Manager), Ms. Sapna Surin (State Lead), Mr. Jitendra Kumar (Senior Programme Officer), Mr. Kirti Rawat (District Programme Officer) have visited the camp which provided special provisions for old aged, challenged people, women [...]
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 [...]