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COMMUNITY
PROGRAMME
OBJECTIVE
India
has approximately 14 million blind population of which 60%
are due to cataract, which is a surgically curable disease.
Because of poverty, illiteracy and ignorance, rural population
is more affected as compared to the urban. Shri Ganapati Netralaya
has objective to provide quality eye care services to this
under privileged population. Area of services provided by
Netralaya is not confined to cataract but to treat full spectrum
of eye ailments. Charter of Hospital provides provision of
25% of surgeries to be done at no cost for this under privileged
population.
ORGANIZATION
OF CAMPS
 Shri
Ganapati Netralaya conducts camps in remotest of villages.
Identification of village and organization of camp is done
by Shri Ganapati Netralaya staff with the help of local volunteers.
Camp is attended by ophthalmologist, paramedical staff &
supporting staff from the hospital. During examination all
the patient with major & minor eye ailments are identified.
They are divided in batches according to their needs, convenience
all these patients are brought to base hospital; transportation
is provided by the hospital. In the hospital they under go
detailed examination. Patient selected for surgeries are admitted
in the hospital, where they are provided accommodation, treatment,
meals & breakfast, all at hospital cost. All these patients
are treated on par with paying patients without any discrimination.
Even pathological investigation, opinion from other doctors,
anesthetist fee is borne by the hospital. After the surgery
hospital provides them transportation back to their villages.
YEAR NO. OF CAMPS PATIENTS EXAMINED SURGEries
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Year
No. of Camps |
Patients
Surgery |
| 1993
3 |
698
106 |
| 1994
4 |
666
98 |
| 1995
3 |
727
91 |
| 1996
3 |
1113
179 |
| 1997
14 |
2367 213 |
| 1998
29 |
4375 300 |
| 1999
5 |
3374
758 |
| 2000
5 |
3702
977 |
| 2001
6 |
3426 743 |
| 2002
6 |
4000 794 |
| 2003
8 |
3205 650 |
| 2004
5 |
3780 680 |
| 2005
3 |
4531
832 |
| 2006
3 |
5473
978 |
Community Programme Patient Examined : 35964
Community Programme : Total camps
94
Community Programme Surgery Performed
: 6078
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