Goal:
To drive North Karnataka Rural Areas towards Cataract free areas
PROJECT PARTNERS:
Government of Karnataka and M M Joshi Eye Institute
Highlights of the Program:
- Identify District of North Karnataka with Cataract Backlog
- Government team will screen patients with cataract
- Nayonika would involve local private hospitals to conduct free cataract surgeries in Government hospitals
- Dharwar, Gadag, Haveri, Belgaum,Koppal, Bijapur, Bagalkot District were covered through this project
- Patients would undergo free cataract surgeries either in District hospitals or in hubli M M Joshi eye hospital.
MILESTONES:
- Nobled in 2016
- Over 25000 Rural communities were served with FREE Cataract Surgeries
- Nayonika team conducted over 300 FREE surgeries in 3 days time in Jeevan Rekha Train
- Project been extended to support Paediatric surgeries for rural pockets