Physical Health India Project #4915

Seeing is Believing

by Blind People's Association (India)

Project Report | Mar 26, 2020
Hope never Dies.

By Bhushan Punani | Executive Secretary

Eye Check up

Dear Donor, Well Wishers,

Greetings from BPA!!

We wish and pray for your wellbeingness. We know this is very tough time for all of us. The world has never seen a Catastrophe of this extent like the present coronavirus effect. Life has come to a standstill, the state is in lockdown, people's lives are totally turned over. The marginalized, the poor, people with disabilities and the aged are the most vulnerable and the group to suffer the most in the present circumstances.

In this tough and difficult situation, we have continued to provide best quality eye care services to poor people hence their vision can be restored. The hospital team did outreach camps, diagnosed around 10000 people having eye related problems, 1700 catract surgiers have been performed free of cost in last three months. We have started caratoplasty surgery at free of cost or with minimal charges in our hospital, In last three months, we were able to conduct 18 free caratoplasty surgery free of cost, and 06 surgeries were conducted with mininal charges of IRs 20000 (This surgery cost in the private hospital is around 1,50,000 INRs to 2,00,000).

I am happy to story of Madhuben. She is very poor lady and having extremely difficult life. She is a landless laborer. She doesn’t even own a kuccha house, she lives in a small hut. She has a family of 6. she and her husband both work as daily wage workers. Her husband is drunker, and spends his earnings on alchohol, he also abused her physically. Whenever she told her husband about her vision problem, he abused her and crushed to become blind. She stopped working due to her vision problem.

One day, there was a camp in her village, her neighbour took her to the camp. She was diagnosed having catract, and operation was needed to be done immediately. She was taken to the hospital, and surgery was performed without any charges. The recovery of eye sight was good, and she was also helped to set up small business outside of her home. She is very happy now.

We have also launched school eye health care program in Ahmedabad district. The free eye check up each student is done, and they are provided free glasses. The eye health has become major issue among school students due to extensive use of mobiles and TV. The hospital team also creates awarness among the school students.

With your support, and constant encouragment, we are able to expand our hospital servcies in Gujarat. We have been offered free land for new hospital building at Vatrak in Gujarat. The total project of new hospital complext is around 2,00,00,000 INRs. (29,000,00$).

In the amid threat of corona virus, the people find difficult to get masks for self protection, the prices is also highly inflated in the market. The poor people can not afford mask, and risking their life. BPA has initated Mask Project to provide mask to poor and needy people without any charges. The masks are stitched by the poor, disabled people and are given them employment. More than 18000 masks have already been distributed.

As we all know that this 21 days lockdown will affect the poorest of the poor and live hand to mouth existence. We are very worried about how they will be managing in the lockdown and in the aftermath when the economy takes a hit. We appeal to all donors and good human beings to help us to help these people to survive. After the lock down and also during the lockdown we will be reaching out and giving support like grains kit for one month to 1000 poor and disabled people. After the lockdown we will help these people for financial help to reset up their businesses and we look forward to your help in this regard.

We wish and pray for your safety and wellbeings.

Thanking you for your generous support.

Use of New High Tech machine for Caretoplasty

School Eye Health Program

Vatrak Eye Hospital Stone Breaking Event

Mask Production at BPA

News Coverage

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Dec 30, 2019
Gratitude for your support

By Bhushan Punani | Executive Secretary

Keretoplasty operated patient

Dear Donors, and Well Wishers

Seasons Greetings!!

I am happy to share a story of Mr. Pannaji. He is from a village name Bhilwara Rajasthan. He owns less than 1 bigha of land in Bhilwara. He migrated to Gujarat for work. He started tea vending stall for his livelihood. He lives in a kutcha house. He is the sole earner of the family. He used to earn 10 to 15 thousand before he started losing his vision. He lost his vision suddenly. He visited many private and government hospital. The doctors suggested him only surgery is the only option to restore his vision. The surgery was very expensive, and he could not afford the same. He was suggested to visit Blind People Association Hospital in Bareja. He was diagnosed with Adherent Leucoma with Cataractous lens. He was advised Penetrating Keratoplasty with IOL by Dr and the same was done free of cost. His vision gets restored. He lives a very happy life again with your supports.

We are very happy to share that our hospital Manager Mr Dharmendra has been selected as a President of Vision 2020 Gujarat Chapter.

In the last reporting period, we have conducted treated more than 3000 patients, and 653 cataract surgeries have been performed without any charges. We have performed 30 Keratoplasty free of cost.

In the year 2019, You have helped us to restore eyesight too poor people in remote rural areas by sending us funds for cataract surgery. Ms. Naseem from North Gujarat can work in the open fields and contribute to the family income thanks to cataract surgery performed at our BPA hospital funded by donors like you…. Who are so far away but so near our hearts.

Our little help has gone such a long way……. You can only experience this when you meet these people in person and see how their lives have been transformed from dependence to dignity.

We thank you and wish you and your loved ones the very best for the festive season and hope and pray that the new year bestows blessings on you.

We wish you a very Happy, Healthy, Prosperous New Year 2020.

Together we can do more.

Thanking you

With Best Wishes

Outreach Camp

Fellowship Training at Eye Hospital

Training

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Sep 27, 2019
Quality Eye Care Services at BPA Eye Hospital

By Bhushan Punani | Executive Secretary

Cataract Patient

Dear Donors!!

Greetings from India.

Mr Mangaldas has conveyed special thanks and gratitude to you for helping him. He is very poor and lives in a small village. He works as a laborer in agriculture. His per day earning is less than 7$. He has two daughters and one son. Mangaldas having a blurred vision, he was not able to work in the field. He was very worried. He did not have money for the surgery. Even, he had the impression that eye surgery is very risky, and he might lose his eye too. He heard about outreach camp of BPA eye hospital and came for the check-up. He was told that he would require to undergo cataract surgery. He was worried about the financial cost of the surgery. The hospital explained to him that everything is free of charge, even the bus would pick you from your village and drop it back. He came to the hospital and did the cataract surgery. He was so happy to see his eyesight was restored which did not cost him anything. He can work without any trouble. He is very thankful to you for helping him. Many more Mangaldas are waiting for their turn. Together we can do more.

In the last previous reporting period, 48 outreach camps were organized in very remote and tribal areas of Arravali and Sabarkantha district. 7643 patients were provided with eye care treatment. 2787 patients have been provided free cataract surgery services.

The hospital has upgraded its services by adding developing Ultra-modern laminar modular operation theatre and latest machinery for Keratoplasty. The newly appointed Governor Govt. of Gujarat had inaugurated this operation theatre.

Vision centre is running on regular Basis at Vatrak hospital, Kalol Noor Mahamadi Charitable hospital, Modasa Annpurana Trust, Bhiloda and Bavla, which provided treatment to 2238 patients for various eye problems.

Cataract fellowship program started in the hospital of which 13 ophthalmologist been enrolled for a period of three months.

We have planned to start optometry college in the Bareja Eye Hospital.

We request you to continue your support to enable us to reach unreached. We request you to visit our project and the organization whenever you are in India. We will be very happy to arrange your visit.

Thanking you

Outreach Camp

Phacofellowship

Hon.Governor of Gujarat state inaugurating

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