Vision Care Centre, Ravulapalem (Partner: Paramahansa Yogananda Netralaya, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad )
Fullerton India funds and runs a permanent Vision Care Centre in the town of Ravulapalem in Andhra Pradesh. Run in partnership with the Parmahansa Vision Hospital of Rajamundhry, the Vision Care Centre is manned by two eye care specialists and caters to the catchment of 600 sq km around the town. The personnel of Fullerton India’s local branch facilitate the running of the centre by creating
awareness of eye-care among the local population and helping people avail of the Centre’s facilities.
The Objectives of the Vision Care Centre are :
To address eye health needs of the community
To provide access to quality eye care and build awareness of the causes and prevention of eye ailments to the community members;
To reduce the percentage of ‘avoidable blindness’ in the communities;
To identify and create awareness on diabetes related eye care ailments
To promote child health and undertake children eye health programs;
To rehabilitate visually challenged utilizing community resources
To network with existing organizations for development
Vision Care Centre has made the following impact since it started it’s operations in Aug 2010:
There was a flood like situation n the Razole branch catchment due to heavy rains in the Godavari river catchment which led to flooded fields, submerged roads and damaged crops.
People couldn’t go for work for a period of one week. There were a few customers whose houses also got submerged.
On 12th Aug the Razole branch members distributed 10 Bags of ‘Rice and Dal’ were made and distributed to these customers who had seen heavy losses. Distribution of bags was done to 155 families across 6 villages
