Eye Camp in BILLI BRAICH, Punjab on Nov 11, 2007 with great success
BILLI BRAICH, Punjab
Dec 29, 2007
More than 500 old and young people got the treatment
from this camp Nov. 11, 2007. Patients from surrounding villages,
many elderly with family members helping them, came early to seek
ophthalmologic help. After examining the patients, about 50 patient
got operation at Akal Hospital, Model Town, Jalandhar and 150
eye glasses were provided to needy patients free of charge
NRI Rashpal Singh, organizer of United Sikh Mission
said we are very fortunate to help the poor people of villages.
With the grace ogf God and with the help of our associate in North
America, we will continue this project in coming years by 30 to
40 per cent increase. Next year, we are expecting to launch 7-10
camps in different villages of Punjab
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Eye Camp in Punjab on Nov 11, 2007
Los Angeles, Oct. 25, 2007
Gary Singh
As with its predecessors, the 2nd year Eye Camp was organized
by United Sikh Mission, California, USA dated Nov. 11, 2007 at
Village BILLI BRAICH, p.o. Daulatpur Dhada, Teh. Shahkot, Distt.
Jalandhar.
NRI Rashpal Singh, well-known philanthropist and entrepreneur
in transpiration business, along with other associates had set
up "United Sikh Mission" as non-profit organization
in California, USA to provide free services in India. Main
Objectives of this mission are:
- Prevention of blindness, Eye Camp- Every
five seconds one person in our world goes blind. Today nearly
50 million people are blind and another 150 million are victims
of severe visual disability. About 90% of the world’s
blind live in developing countries like India. However, if significant
efforts are made in this direction, then about 70% of the blind
people will regain their eyesight. About 60% of all blindness
worldwide is caused by Cataract, Childhood Eye disease, Trachoma
and Onchoceriasis. More than 70 per cent of India’s total
population still lived in poor villages with no access to modern
health care.
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Rural poor people who do not have access to qualitative Eye
care service suffer from the problem of poverty and blindness.
An estimated 2% of the population is blind due to cataract.
Countless patients, who could not afford eye care due to economic
reasons, lack of awareness or simply due to lack of access
to health services.
Objective of this project is to reach out to the poor people
who cannot reach us and continue to live in a state of needless
blindness. Our eye care service include:
- Prevention of blindness
- Cure of Blindness
- Rehabilitation for the incurable blind
- Promotion of eye care
Educating people in methods of prevention of eye diseases
and proper care of the eyes in order to ensure better and
lasting eye-sight.
Providing medical and surgical treatment for the prevention
and control of eye diseases including Cataract Operations.
Before going to set up the date for the camps, we contact
the sub specialties of the hospital are the Cornea and Lasik
Clinic, Glaucoma clinic, Vitreo-Retina department, Occuloplasty
department, Vision Rehabilitation & Enhancement center and
Contact lens clinic.
In the camps the treatments of patients, including surgery,
shall be free of cost. About 80 per cent of blindness was
due to cataracts
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