Quiz, #EyeCare and Media Advocacy under Disability Rights @ActionVillageIn
October, Hazaribag: Under Disability Rights Program with support of AVI-BLF (UK), NBJK has organized 8 quiz events during October with school students in Hazaribag, Koderma, Gaya and Giridih districts. Each district team was responsible to hold 2 quizzes in government Middle/High schools on disability issues. In Nawada district, this couldn’t be possible due to school holidays during Durga Pooja and other festivals. Also the program team has organized vision test camps for school going children and 92 CWDs (Gaya-12, Hzb-31 [...]
Eye Checkup Camp on #WorldSightDay @IAPB1
15 October, Barhi (Hazaribag): LNJP Eye Hospital has observed World Sight Day by organizing a free eye checkup camp at Barhi, a sub-divisional township on GT road and about 15 km faraway from base hospital. There were 415 patients including cataract (115), refraction and with other eye problems got all necessary checkup/tests and services here in supervision of Mr. Karunanidhi (LNJPEH). World Sight Day was enriched with a press conference in presence of Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK), Dr. Jitendra [...]
#VisionTest for School Children @ActionVillageIn
16 September, Churchu: A vision check up camp was organized at Government Middle School of Khurandih village in Churchu block of Hazaribag district under Disability Rights program with support of AVI-BLF, UK. This was a preventive activity under the program to check growing number of children suffering from visual impairment. There were 70 children appeared for vision test, 2 of them have been detected with 6/9 vision and referred to NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital at Chouparan (Hazaribag). A team [...]
#GlaucomaClinic at LNJP Eye Hospital @afaqs
12 July, Chouparan (Hazaribag): Many patients suffering from Glaucoma or Kala Motiya now find relief at Glaucoma Clinic established at Loknayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital with support of Aditya Birla Financial Services. The clinic was started in March’16 and provides all related tests and treatment to common people at subsidized rate. Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Director, LNJPEH) said that there are more than 100 patients who have been treated here successfully. Glaucoma Clinic offers specialized care on 4 days (Tuesday to [...]
Appreciation to NBJK for Preventing #Blindness due to Diabetes @WorldDiabetesF
13 April, Denmark: World Diabetes Foundation, Denmark has expressed its deepest appreciation and admiration for the work by NBJK to prevent blindness due to diabetes in Jharkhand. In his letter to Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK), Mr. Anders Dejgaard (Managing Director, WDF) has conveyed satisfaction over completion of the joint project from July 2013 to March 2016 focused upon prevention and treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy, a particular blindness caused by diabetes that makes people sightless slowly. Mr. Dejgaard has called [...]
@Eye Care Camp for #Diabetic Retinopathy at LNJPEH Satellite Centre
22 November, Hazaribag: NBJK run Loknayak Jai Prakash Eye Hospital (LNJPEH) has organized an eye check up camp for Diabetic Retinopathy, the blindness on rise due to growing number of diabetic eye patients. The camp was held as the activity to sensitize people during World Diabetes Week with proper publicity and awareness drive in Hazaribag town including nearby villages. This special eye screening camp was free of cost and total 249 patients have been registered on the day. 50 patients [...]