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District

Nagpur

Auraiya

Kanpur Nagar

Kannauj

Etawah

Unnao

States

Uttar Pradesh

Initiated in 2014, the Community Eye Health Program (CEHP) delivers comprehensive outpatient services to approximately 1 million people across seven adjacent districts (Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Auraiya, Unnao, Fatehpur, Kannauj, and Etawah) through eight satellite centers. The program's objective is to eliminate avoidable blindness in villages, and to date, 24 villages have been declared avoidable blindness-free. The project is backed by Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU) Canada, LV Prasad Eye Institute, SEVA Foundation, and Rotary India and Rotary International.

District

Kanpur Nagar

States

Uttar Pradesh

Community-based health check-up camps serve as awareness and screening events aimed at raising community awareness and detecting common non-communicable diseases. These include conditions such as cataracts, glaucoma, refractive errors, diabetic retinopathy, diabetes, hypertension, orthopaedic issues, ENT problems, deafness, and dental disorders, all provided free of cost. This initiative is made possible through the support of prominent corporate social responsibility partners such as GAIL India, CUGL, GAIL Gas, in collaboration with the National Youth Foundation, Lucknow.

District

Kanpur Nagar

States

Uttar Pradesh

In partnership with Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, the hospital introduced Eicher eye and ear screening mobile vans to deliver advanced and cost-effective healthcare services to truck drivers. Recognizing the importance of clear vision and good hearing abilities in preventing road traffic accidents, the initiative targets major transport hubs in the Kanpur region. Through satellite centers, outreach camps, and a mobile ophthalmic van model (Eicher eye and ear screening mobile van), truck drivers undergo screening, receive on-the-spot spectacle provision, and are referred for further treatment at the hospital.

District

Kanpur Nagar

States

Uttar Pradesh

The Rural Eye Relief Camp is one of the hospital's most enduring and extensive projects, serving the rural communities of Kanpur and neighbouring districts. The community outreach team conducts screenings for cataracts and refractive errors among the rural population. Identified cataract cases are then referred to JL Rohatgi Hospital for necessary eye surgery. Supported by the government and generous donations from philanthropic organizations, this project has successfully conducted over 300,000 eye surgeries through more than 4,000 eye relief camps since its inception in 1946.