PNS
: An eye hospital jointly instituted by LV Prasad Eye Institute and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited(earlier OCL India Limited)at Rajgangpur in 2015, has treated one lakh patients. On the occasion, a brief function was held on Monday.
Executive Director, DCBL and Unit Head-Rajgangpur Chetan Shrivastav, Chairperson Rajgangpur Municipality Madhuri Lugun, Community health president-LVPEI Jachin David William, Chief Medical Officer (Spandan-DCBL) Dr Kavita Singh, president Sangam Mahila Mandal Preeti Jirkuntwar, president Jagruti Mahila Mandal Saroj Shrivastav were present as guests. More than 120 local people, Dalmia Cement and LVPEI officials witnessed the event.
The eye centre has put relentless efforts in bridging the patient-doctor gap, especially considering the scarcity of ophthalmologists in the remote areas. Since its inception till this year, Dalmia OCL Eye Centre has performed 10,799 surgeries, out of which 7,124 have been operated free of charge. The community screening programme has covered 979 villages in Sundargarh district, including all the children of Government schools.
Further, the DCBL signed MoU with LVPEI for launching Project Drushti. Close to 50,000 people in the area will be benefitted from this initiative, free of cost. This will comprise of door to door screening and covering each and every family members.