Our Vision 2030 Hospitals
Sankara Eye Foundation
One million free eye surgeries annually by 2030
Learn more about SEF’s Vision 2030 and How You Can Help.
Vision 2030WHO WE ARE
Sankara Eye Foundation – USA (Donor Profile)
45 MILLION PEOPLE ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
The magnitude of blindness is enormous. India has the largest population of the world’s blind; with over 45 million visually impaired and 12 million totally blind.
According to the World Health Organization, World Vision Report (2019):
“At present, at least 2.2 billion people around the world have a vision impairment, of whom at least 1 billion have a vision impairment that could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed. The world faces considerable challenges in terms of eye care, including inequalities in the coverage and quality of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services; a shortage of trained eye care service providers; and poor integration of eye care services into health systems, among others.”
Every year, one million more people are added to these statistics. Fortunately, nearly 80% of them can easily be cured if only they can receive treatment.
PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS HAVE LITTLE HOPE.
This is where Sankara Eye Foundation operates. Your donations are used to build hospitals and conduct FREE eye surgeries for those in need. By providing patients with world-class medical and renowned doctors, these perpetually underserved communities will have a cure for blindness.
OUR IMPACT ON CURABLE BLINDNESS SPANS 25 YEARS
Your donations have helped us accomplish:
2M+ Surgeries Performed
30,000+ Rural Eye Camps
500+ Volunteers
Across India, our impact on the local underserved communities is immeasurable:
WHO WE ARE
Sankara Eye Foundation, India Hospitals
Sankara Eye Foundation, India Hospitals
One million free eye surgeries annually by 2030
Learn more about SEF’s Vision 2030 and How You Can Help.
Vision 2030Vision 2030: A March to a Million
To arrest the growth of curable blindness in India, SEF, USA has launched Vision 2030: March to a Million to perform One Million free eye surgeries annually by 2030. We will do this by building new hospitals, expanding the capacity of our existing hospitals, and partnering with other eligible charitable eye care hospitals in India.
From supporting one Sankara Eye Hospital in Coimbatore, performing 8,000 free eye surgeries in 1998, to a network of 26 hospitals in 14 states, SEF, USA today can perform 500,000 free eye surgeries annually.
Vision 2030: A March to a Million To arrest the growth of curable blindness in India, SEF, USA has launched Vision 2030: March to a Million to perform One Million free eye surgeries annually by 2030. We will do this by building new hospitals, expanding the capacity of our existing hospitals, and partnering with other eligible charitable eye care hospitals in India.
From supporting one Sankara Eye Hospital in Coimbatore, performing 8,000 free eye surgeries in 1998, to a network of 26 hospitals in 14 states, SEF, USA today can perform 500,000 free eye surgeries annually.
14
States covered in India
356,000+
Free eye surgeries in 2022-23
KALYANAM KAROTI, UTTAR PRADESH
Kalyanam Karoti, Mathura (KKM) is a charitable organization focused on improving the quality of life for the disabled and marginalized population in Uttar Pradesh by providing affordable and accessible treatment, including surgeries and rehabilitation.
KKM started its charitable eye hospital in 1996. It is focused on providing free cataract eye surgeries to needy patients by following a model of paid surgeries subsidizing free surgeries, similar to Sankara Eye Foundation’s model.
Partnership with Sankara Eye Foundation USA
Sankara Eye Foundation partnered with KKM Mathura in 2019 with an initial funding tranche for 1,000 cataract surgeries, followed by subsequent funding for another 5,000 free surgeries. Currently, KKM has a free eye surgery capacity of 11,000, of which it performed 3,517 for Sankara Eye Foundation in 2021-22.
Historically, due to a lack of funding, the hospital had been unable to accommodate all of the patients in need of free surgery services. Our partnership eased those difficulties and they can now scale and grow their operations.
Key Facts
Location: Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Annual free surgery capacity: 11,000
Vision 2030 free surgery capacity: 30,000
Free eye camps conducted: 340
Free surgeries conducted: 10,880
Free surgeries to Sankara Eye Foundation: 3,517
For more information, visit: kkm.org.in
NETAJI EYE HOSPITAL, WEST BENGAL
Netaji Eye Hospital traces its roots back to 1938 when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose implored his comrade and fellow freedom fighter Annada Prasad Chakraborty, later known as Swami Asimananda Saraswati, to address the problem of blindness among the destitute population of Purulia district in West Bengal. Starting with a 10-bed eye hospital in 1954, Netaji Eye Hospital has grown to its current 100-bed facility located in Ramchandrapur village, District Purulia, West Bengal.
Netaji Eye Hospital provides quality eye care and surgeries to patients in Purulia and its neighboring areas of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar under the aegis of Sri Sri Bijoykrishna Ashram Relief Society.
Partnership with Sankara Eye Foundation USA
Netaji Eye Hospital began its partnership with Sankara Eye Foundation in 2019 with an initial pilot funding of INR 40 Lakhs. Currently it has an annual free eye surgery capacity of 7,000 of which 5,385 were performed for Sankara Eye Foundation in 2021-22.
Key Facts
Location: Ramchandrapur, Purulia
Annual Free surgery capacity: 7,000
Vision 2030 free surgery capacity: 21,000
Free eye camps conducted: 165
Free surgeries conducted in 2021-2022: 6,967
Free surgeries conducted for Sankara Eye Foundation in 2021-2022: 5,385
For more information, visit: www.netajieyehospital.in
MGM EYE INSTITUTE, CHHATTISGARH
MGM Eye Institute (MGMEI) was established in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, in 2004. It is a self-sustained, nonprofit organization that provides free eye care services to the economically underprivileged. It's mission is to provide high quality and comprehensive eye care services in an equitable manner.
Apart from clinical services, MGMEI’s mission is also to provide eye care training and education. The institute offers the DNB course from the National Board of Examinations in New Delhi, and the Optometry course from Sri Rawatpura Sarkar University in Raipur.
MGMEI is recognized by the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) for training international candidates, and by the government of India for training government ophthalmologists.
Partnership with Sankara Eye Foundation USA
Since early 2018, Sankara Eye Foundation USA has partnered with MGMEI to provide capital funding for the construction of two state-of-the-art modular operating theaters at a cost of INR 2.95 crores. These are reserved exclusively for free cataract surgeries for those in need. In turn, MGMEI will perform 20,000 free surgeries for over a period of five years.
MGMEI is an operationally self-sustaining institute with a strong medical team and modern equipment and infrastructure, allowing it to provide high quality eye care to all its patients.
By 2025, MGMEI expects to double its current annual volume of free cataract surgeries.
Key Facts
Location: Raipur, Chhattisgarh
Annual Free surgery capacity: 15,000
Vision 2030 free surgery capacity: 15,000
Free eye camps conducted: 387
Free surgeries conducted in 2021-2022: 4,217
Free surgeries for Sankara Eye Foundation in 2021-2022: 3,798
For more information, visit: www.mgmeye.org
