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Quality eye care services to reach urban slum populations in Chennai with the launch of two new Vision Centres and one Mobile Vision Centre

To increase access to quality eye health services through an integrated and strengthened urban health service delivery system, Standard Chartered Global Business Services (GBS) Private Limited, India collaborated with Sightsavers India to launch two new Vision Centres and one Mobile Vision Centre in Chennai.

May 2023

Sightsavers India received the award of 1A rating by CRISIL

CRISIL awarded Sightsavers India with 1A rating under the “Voluntary Organisation Grading” in July 2022.

February 2023

Fashion & Disability - Walking with a Difference

Suparna belongs to the Amta village, in West Bengal.

January 2023

Eye Screening Camp launched by cricket legend, Krishnamachari Srikkanth in Chennai

To understand the prevalence of refractive error and other common eye problems among the fishing community in East Coast Road – Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

January 2023

Launch of 2nd Tanya Computer Centre supported by Madison Resource Foundation in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh

Under the Social Inclusion Programme, Sightsavers with support from Madison Resource Foundation launched the Tanya Computer Centre (TCC).

January 2023

Bajaj Finserv collaborates with Sightsavers to bring inclusive education and promote disability rights across three districts in India

Bajaj Finserv Limited, the holding company of the financial services businesses of the Bajaj Group, one of India’s oldest and largest conglomerates, joined hands with Sightsavers India to launch the Inclusive Education and Social Inclusion programmes in Raisen, Mandla, Kasganj, and Pratapgarh districts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, respectively.

October 2022

Experts & Leaders from Disability Sector call for “Disability Inclusive Health Care System” to address health inequity

Sightsavers India organised a national online consultation on draft “Accessibility Standards for Healthcare” developed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

June 2022

Sightsavers with support from SBI Capital Markets Limited launches mobile vision centre in Pune to prevent avoidable blindness among the urban slum population

In a year, the eye health mobile van in Pune will screen about 11,000 people who live in urban slums.

June 2022
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