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Honorary Brand Ambassador Kabir Bedi encourages truck drivers to get their eyes tested.
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Experts & Leaders from Disability Sector call for “Disability Inclusive Health Care System” to address health inequity
Sightsavers India organised a national online consultation on draft “Accessibility Standards for Healthcare” developed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Sightsavers with support from SBI Capital Markets Limited launches mobile vision centre in Pune to prevent avoidable blindness among the urban slum population
In a year, the eye health mobile van in Pune will screen about 11,000 people who live in urban slums.
Sightsavers launches its campaign: It takes two - Us & You
Campaign Promotes the Eradication of Preventable Blindness & disability inclusion in Rajasthan and beyond
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“The Sightsavers India Fellowship Program helped me in finding my true potential,” Dr Vanlalmuanpuii, Sightsavers India Fellow, 2019 – 2021
Sightsavers India Fellow, 2019-2021 gets candid as she completes her fellowship journey.
“The Sightsavers India Fellowship Program takes keen interest in a fellow’s growth,” Dr Anoop Kumar Singh, Sightsavers India Fellow, 2019 – 2021
Sightsavers India Fellow, 2019-2021 gets candid as he completes his fellowship journey. Here’s a tete-a-tete with the ophthalmologist on eye health in rural India, the pandemic and his overall fellowship journey.
RAAHI– Serving those that serve us
India is home to over 9 million truck drivers. Truck drivers play a significant role in transporting India’s freight; however their unorganised nature of work prohibits them to take their health issues seriously.
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Gurbachan's story
Sixty five year old Gurbachan lives with his wife and children, in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan.
Shanti Devi's story
Shanti Devi, 65 years old widow, in the city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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