Driven by a wealth of community-based data, we are contributing to a global body of health research and informing national eye health policies. In 2024, we launched two research initiatives to identify learnings and to share our findings. In partnership with the Pragyaan Sustainable Health Outcomes (PRASHO) Foundation we started an evaluation of the survey… Continue reading Research and Advocacy 2024 Highlights
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From health worker to eye care champion
Heeralal, 45, was a resident of a village near the Community Heath Centre (CHC) Niwas in Singrauli district. Passionate about health care, he joined the government as a multipurpose health worker (MPW) to serve people in remote and underserved areas. In 2010, Heeralal became a para medical ophthalmic assistant (PMOA) after the Government of Madhya… Continue reading From health worker to eye care champion
Changemaker: From community health volunteer to eye care specialist
In 2021, 24-year-old Vishnu decided to be a changemaker. Though she hailed from a small village in Rajasthan, where girls were not encouraged to work, Vishnu dreamed of having a career so she could support her family. Vishnu pursued a community health volunteer (CHV) role at Fatehagar Vision Centre, established through the Promotion of Avoidable… Continue reading Changemaker: From community health volunteer to eye care specialist
Cataract surgery counselling helps senior regain independence
Seventy-year-old Debeswari, from Golaghat District, Assam (above, left) once led an active life, walking to her nearby village to visit. When cataracts clouded her vision, her world shrank to the four walls of her home. Once cheerful and independent, she became totally dependent on her family. Financial struggles and fear of surgery kept her from… Continue reading Cataract surgery counselling helps senior regain independence