Flagship program recognized as best practice

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
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Operation Eyesight has been part of many dramatic changes in India since we started working in the country in 1963. Over the past decade, in particular, India has experienced strong economic growth, and has become a force in the global economy. Yet despite a remarkable increase in wealthy individuals, life for the vast majority of… Continue Reading Flagship program recognized as best practice

Saving sight on Asia’s largest river island

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
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Have you ever heard of Majuli Island? It’s no great surprise if you haven’t. It’s located in the Brahmaputra River in India’s remote northeastern state of Assam. Because of its isolation, the island had extremely limited health facilities, and no eye health care at all for its 150,000 people. In 2012, Operation Eyesight launched a… Continue Reading Saving sight on Asia’s largest river island

Health worker brings light to her community

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
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The last of the sun’s rays cast over a small village near the India-Bangladesh border. Nurbhanu is finishing up her final house call of the day. As a community health worker with Operation Eyesight’s Community-Based Eye Health Project in West Bengal, India, she is used to working late into the evening. Tomorrow, a team from… Continue Reading Health worker brings light to her community

Neither blindness nor age can slow her down

| By Kashinath Bhoosnurmath, Global Director, Programmes
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If I became blind, I might not feel inclined to keep up with my daily chores. How about you? However, that wasn’t the case for 75-year old Deevanamma. “In spite of her blindness, she never sits idle,” neighbours told us admiringly. Deevanamma and her husband raised five children in the small Indian village of Ungamath.… Continue Reading Neither blindness nor age can slow her down

Golden rice helps make Vitamin A deficiency blindness a thing of the past

| By Lynne Dulaney, Former Director of Communications
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The topic of genetically engineered crops is controversial at best and polarizing for many. Some would argue that the benefits of being able to alter a plant’s genetic structure to make it bigger, faster-growing and/or more nutritious, outweigh other factors. Others question the ethics, safety and regulations of such modifications. However, those of us in… Continue Reading Golden rice helps make Vitamin A deficiency blindness a thing of the past