RN Mohanty, CEO of Sightsavers India (Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind), has received the prestigious Prof Biswambhar Rajguru Oration Award-2020 by the Odisha State Ophthalmological Society, which is one of the oldest medical professionals’ associations in the country.
The award is given every year to a reputed person for his/her outstanding contribution and leadership in the public health domain of ophthalmology.The State Ophthalmological Society selects individuals from Odisha who make outstanding contribution in and outside of the State in the advancement of ophthalmology in the fight against blindness.
Mohanty said, “The distinguished award once again brings me more responsibility and reinforces my commitment towards the cause of the organisation.
Sightsavers India works in some of the most impoverished rural districts along with 20 cities that witness huge floating populations from the rural parts of the country.”
In last five years, the Sightsavers India has contributed to more than 1 million cataract surgeries in its eight primary States, including Odisha.