Stories / Eye health /

Sightsavers India’s Support in High Impact District Transforms a Life.

Blogs / Eye health /

India is home to the largest population of blind people in the world. Over 12 million people in India are blind, of which nearly 88% of the blindness was unavoidable.

Jatin Tiwari & Sayanti Bit, May 2021

Stories / Social inclusion /

32-year-old Rajesh from Majhuli district in Jabalpur faced a similar problem as he had low vision. With a wife and two daughters, Rajesh was finding it difficult to fulfill the basic requirements of the family.

News / Eye health /

The State Health Society Bihar (SHSB) and Sightsavers India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCB&VI) in the State of Bihar.

September 2018

Reports / Eye health /

In most rural communities, eye health (if available) is limited to cataract screening with limited or no attention given to other eye ailments.

News / Eye health /

A mega eye assessment camp at Amrit Nagar, Hazaribag marked the onset of Sightsavers’ Netra Vasant - Rural Eye Health Project in the region.

January 2017

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Rural Eye Health Programme

Sunni Bai's story

Rural Eye Health – An impact waiting to be achieved

Rajesh’s story

Sightsavers signs an MoU with Department of Health, Government of Bihar

Envisioning a beautiful tomorrow

Sightsavers Netra Vasant – Rural Eye Health Project Makes Inroads in Hazaribag, Jharkhand

Protecting sight and promoting disability inclusion