New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia By Prof.Dr.S.Chandrashekar Shetty Chief Sight First...
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New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia By Prof.Dr.S.Chandrashekar Shetty Chief Sight First Technical Advisor India and Srilanka Sight First – Lions’ Vision for All IAPB 9 th General Assembly September 19, 2012
New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia By Prof.Dr.S.Chandrashekar Shetty Chief Sight First Technical Advisor India and Srilanka Sight First –
New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia By
Prof.Dr.S.Chandrashekar Shetty Chief Sight First Technical Advisor
India and Srilanka Sight First Lions Vision for All IAPB 9 th
General Assembly September 19, 2012
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The Mission of the Lions SIGHTFIRST program is to build
comprehensive eye care systems to fight the major causes of
blindness and care for the blind or visually impaired. The program
funds, high quality sustainable projects that deliver eye care
services, develop infrastructure, train personnel and / or provide
rehabilitation and education in underserved communities Mission
Statement
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History of Sight First India Lions Aravind Institute of
Community Ophthalmology (LAICO), Madurai Construction of new Eye
Hospitals Capacity building of existing Eye Hospitals Establishment
of Satellite Eye Centers and Vision Centers Cataract Surgery
Campaigns/Programs
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History of Sight First India Manpower Management Training for
capacity building of existing / start-up eye hospitals
Re-orientation Training for Lions Eye Hospitals for Capacity
Enhancement Management of Diabetic Retinopathy in the Community
LCIF/Vision-2020 Paediatric Team Training
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Sight First - India LCIF/Vision-2020 Training for Eye care
Managers Johnson & Johnson/LCIF Sight for Kids program
Tele-ophthalmology program for control of Childhood blindness
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Sight First - India Sight First has awarded 288 grants for
India since 1991 Established over 100 Lions Eye Hospitals
throughout India Financial Support to 2.11 million cataract
surgeries since 1991 LCIF has invested over US$ 43 million towards
eye care in India
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Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology AECS -
LCIF
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Consultancy for Capacity Building The Manpower & Management
Development program was originally started to enhance the capacity
of Lions Club supported eye hospitals in India in eye care delivery
and to build their long term financial viability through patient
revenues.
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Consultancy: Supporting organizational development Monitoring
& Feedback Implementation & Follow-up Support Vision
Building & Developing Strategic Action Plans Selection of the
Hospital Needs Assessment (Data Collection) Needs Assessment (Data
Collection) Supporting the eye hospitals to enhance their
performance
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Lions Hospitals supported by LAICO Project NameCountryNo. of
Hospitals Lions SF 369India40 Bangladesh1 Lions SF 741India29
Bangladesh2 Africa4 Nepal4 Lions NewIndia Sri Lanka Africa
Bangladesh 38 3 2 LCIF/ LavelleAfrica2 Total127
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Consultancy for Capacity Building Lions Club International
Foundation (LCIF) Collaboration & support now extended to:
Sight Savers International, UK (SSI) CBM International, Germany
(CBM) Seva Foundation, USA International Eye Foundation, USA
WHO
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Consultancy for Capacity Building ORBIS International, USA Dark
& Light, Netherlands IAPB-ZEISS Lavelle Fund for the Blind
Inc., USA Right to Sight-International, Ireland Direct Requests
from Individual Eye Hospitals & Foundations
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LAICOs Partners till Date 273 eye hospitals from 27 countries
Lions Eye Hospitals: 127 (46%)
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Surgeries Workshop Impact of capacity building process
(Performance report from 90 Hospitals) 12 Months
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Moving to next level: To work with 73 Lions Eye Hospitals in
India during next 2 years
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SF 1588: Hospitals MultiplesAspirersAchieversNeeding special
attention Total South1210 426 East1316 635 West12 3 520 North 5 2 2
9 Total42311790
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Project Period- 5 years Management of Diabetic Retinopathy in
the Community Pilot Project-SF-742 Lions Aravind Institute of
Community Ophthalmology Supported by
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Project Objectives & Strategies Create Awareness Community
Outreach Tertiary Care Training Model Development Lions Aravind
Diabetic Retinopathy Project : Madurai and Coimbatore Project
period 5 years
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Diabetic Retinopathy Project
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Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Project Project period
3 years A PROJECT OF LIONS CLUB OF MADRAS CENTRAL LIONS CLUBS
INTERNATIONAL
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Project Area Tiruvallur Kanchipuram Villupuram Vellore
Tiruvannamalai Chennai
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L.V.Prasad Eye Institute Capacity Development Project for
Management of Diabetic Eye Disease Andhra Pradesh Objectives: To
build capacity of 18 Eye Hospitals (Primary, Secondary &
Tertiary) in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the management of
diabetic retinopathy through an approach with incorporating the
following components Project period 2005-2008
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Project Inauguration-Oct 15, 2005
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SF 1513/MD 322 - 8 eye hospitals Project Period 2008-2011
Diabetic Retinopathy Pilot Project West-Bengal
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Johnson & Johnson/LCIF Sight for Kids Program City/StateNo.
of children screened Spectacles given Mumbai, Maharashtra
300,0008,000 Cochin, Kerala 4,287,26122,950 Hyderabad,
Andhrapradesh 550,20210,384 Kolkata, West Bengal 766,22719,063
TOTAL5,903,69060,397
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New Directions - Sight First Program Continue to support
Capacity Building of Existing Eye Hospitals Capacity Building of
existing eye hospitals for comprehensive Eye Care services.
Emphasis on control of Diabetic Retinopathy and uncorrected
refractive error Capacity Building for low-vision and
rehabilitation services
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New Directions - Sight First Program: Operational and
Epidemiological Research Building comprehensive Eye Care systems To
discontinue Sight First Cataract Subsidy More strategic investments
towards under- served area/community
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Importance of internal revenue generation, financial viability
and sustainability of SF Eye hospitals Importance of data
collection and monitoring Networking of Lions Eye Hospitals for
cross- learning Area specific Sight First Programs in South Asia
New Directions - Sight First Program: