Seeing is Believing

Dear Donors and Well Wishers,

We are happy to share progress report of our project "Seeing is Believing" for the period of June to 15th August 2017. The project has made following achievements. 

Achievements:

Thanks to you wonderful human beings...our donors we have been able to provide the gift of sight to the rural poor. These persons would have been left to fate without your generosity!! Thanks for putting smiles on their faces!!!

• 2260 patientsunderwent surgery at Navalbhai and Hiraba eye hospital. (742 patients were from camps and 1518 patients from Hospital walk ins) 
• 32 outreach programs were organized in remote locations mainly in triba, remotel and slum areas of Gujarat.
• 9658 patients were provided eye related treatment at their doorsteps.
• 918 patients were identified as having mature operable  cataract and 742 had their  surgeries at Bareja hospital. and their cataract have been removed and they can see again
• 2478 patients were given treatment related to eyes in Vision Centers located at following places; Vatrak hospital, Kalol Noor Mahamadi Charitable hospital and Modasa Annpurana Trust. These centre are in North and Central Gujarat...a  state in Western India.

 Upgradation of Hospital under  Seeing is Believing Project. 

The Hospital now has a state of the art Operating Theatre which is modular and has a laminar system which prevents stale air from remianing in the room. It also helps to purify and circulate the air thus eliminating infections. We also have modern microscopes, lasers and other diagnostic tools and equipments. As Diabetes is on the rise we have starteda Diabetic Retinopathy Centre.

Human Resource Development Program

To ensure quality services, use of advance technology to provide best treatment to the patients, the hospital has deputed staff members for these  trainings.

• 7 staff members were trained in OT and OPD management under SEVA Scale project. which is part of Vision 2020.
• 4 ophthalmologists have  been enrolled under Cataract fellowship program.
• 25 optometrists from Utrakhand, a north easter state of India,  have completed their internal internship at the hospital

We look forward to the same support, love and encouragment in future also.  Please share the project details of Seeing is Believing and your invlovment in the project with your friends and family members. We need more such good friends and well wishers like you to acheive our targets, and serving human kind. We need your proactive help.

With Warm Regards

Dr Bhushan Punani