SFEH NEWSLETTER

Y ear 2018 ended with a lot of memorable events for the foundation and 2019 started with a lot of hope. From Jan 2018 to Dec 2019, the foundation has screened and intervened with ------ people’s eyes and performed --------- surgeries and interventions. The following details gives a glimpse of the services in sub specialties and free surgeries to the patients Type of Surgery Number Cataract 1533 Retina 85 Claucoma 14 Cornea 160 Paediatric Ophthalmology 13 Orbit & Oculoplasty 4 To achieve the above, while we thank our patients who pay for their own surgery, as each paid surgery supports a half of the free surgery cost. Thus if two people pay for their surgery, a free surgery can be performed, after considering the subsidy by the Government. Apart from the District Blindness Control Society, many corporates have supported Sankar Foundation to develop & sustain its infrastructure.

The New Year started with a galore of recognitions & accolades to the consistent hard work put in all these years by the foundation for an avoidable blind free society. We are happy to share them with you. AWARD AGENCY Mrs. K.B.N.Manimala, Indian Achievers Managing Trustee & CEO of Forum- 2018. Sankar Foundation has been conferred with “Health Excellence Award”. Mrs. K.B.N. Manimala, by Andhra Pradesh Managing Trustee & CEO Best Employer has been conferred with Brand Award 2018. “Leadership Award for Community”. Sankar Foundation has been by world HRD conferred as Congress in a state “Best Employer”. award ceremony. Top 3 Eye hospitals in Visakhapatnam. During the reporting period – Dec 2018 & Jan 2019, apart from the camps held independently by Sankar Foundation and performed 961 surgeries to the patientscoming from camps free of cost.

The following camps were conducted in association with other INGOs & Corporate houses. Institution Sankar Foundation ( Self supported) No of camps 33 Districts Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam No of screened 3992 Cataract 961 Specialties 280 Spectacles 334



Institution ESSAR No of camps 03 District Malkangiri District, Odisha No of screened 1633 Spectacles 1353



Institution NTPC No of camps 01 District Visakhapatnami District, AP No of screened 301 Cataract 40 Specialties 8 Spectacles 197



Institution I Mission No of camps 02 District Srikakulam District, AP No of screened 443 Cataract 120 Specialties 10



Institution MVV Builders No of camps 13 District Visakhapatnami District, AP No of screened 3239 Cataract 121 Spectacles 2024



Institution Brandix No of camps 03 District No of screened Cataract Specialties Spectacles



Institution Sri Sai Trust No of camps 02 Districts Srikakulam, Vizianagaram Districts, AP No of screened 296 Cataract 40



As part of our social responsibility, Sankar Foundation in association with Sight Savers India has taken up the responsibility to screen the truck drivers at Visakhapatnam. As part of the above activity, we are going to various parking places of trucks, including their loading areas such as HPCL, EIPL, VPTetc… and screening the drivers eyes. To our surprise, we found that out of 409 drivers screened, 268 required spectacle correction. We are delivering spectacle free of cost to the driver at his work place, to avoid loss of man days for them. We hope that, with this activity the number of accidents may come down. Important activities for this period. A high level team from Rangaraya medical college visited our hospital to inspect the facilities to accord affiliation to start B.Sc. optometry courses. Awareness walk was organized on the beach road on the eve of world disabled day on 3rd Dec 2018. The hospital reverberated with songs, laughter, jokes, ramp walk by our employees with traditional attire and the compound of the hospital was looking bright and colorful with Rangoli depicting the tradition of the culture of Andhra Pradesh. This is the atmosphere of the hospital for this Sankranthi festival, a very unlike atmosphere in the hospital. Sankar Foundation wishes its readers a happy new year ahead.