INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW LAUNCHES
Launch of the Sankara Eye Centre, Indore
Inauguration of the Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Eye Hospital, Gaya
Launch of the Hall of Residence, Bhubaneshwar
With the aim of providing comprehensive eye-care to communities in need, the Sankara Eye Centre was launched in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The hospital was set up in collaboration with Wen Giving Foundation, Sankara Eye Foundation, Bajaj Group, Naraindas Morbai Budhrani Trust and Mission for Vision.
With the collaborative eorts of Wen Giving Foundation, Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra (NBJK) and Mission for Vision, the Lok Nayak Jay Prakash Eye Hospital was set up in the state of Bihar. The 40-bed modern secondary eye hospital will cover a population of 692,000 spanning regions of Gaya, Nawada and Jehanabad.
In a move to strengthen the residential facilities, primarily for Allied Ophthalmic Personnel (AOP), L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), Wen Giving Foundation and Mission for Vision came together to launch a Hall of Residence. The Hall of Residence/Hostel set up in LVPEI's Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus in Bhubaneshwar has a provision to accommodate 144 trainees.
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