Right across the street from a new Operation Eyesight-supported vision centre in Sahaspur, India is a small shop that sells a variety of items. The shop is run by a man named Sarjeet, who had been struggling with gradual vision loss for a year. Unable to read the currency notes given to him by his… Continue reading Bringing eye health closer to communities builds trust
Category: COVID-19
Q&A with Dr. G. Chandra Sekhar, Chair of Operation Eyesight India
Dr. GC is Chair of the Operation Eyesight India Board of Directors and Vice-Chair of the L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI).
Eye Health is a Critical Component of Universal Health Coverage
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is about ensuring people have access to the health care services they need, when they need them, without suffering financial hardship. UHC includes the full spectrum of health services from health promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation. This also means having a qualified workforce of trained and motivated health workers. When countries… Continue reading Eye Health is a Critical Component of Universal Health Coverage
Why community health workers are so crucial
Rupoda is a community health worker based out of the Borhola Vision Centre in the Indian state of Assam. Over the last four years she has been educating her community about eye health and referring those who need follow-up care to the vision centre. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has hindered eye health activities in Assam,… Continue reading Why community health workers are so crucial
