Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital
Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospitalwas established by Dr. Sorabji P Shroff, who started to practice in India in 1914. Two of his grandsons, also ophthalmologists, are on the board of the hospital. The present building in Daryaganj was opened in 1927. It specialises in otorhinolaryngology as well as ophthalmology.[1]
It was one of the first hospitals to sign up to the Ayushman Bharat Yojana scheme in 2018.[2]
It runs a training scheme for allied ophthalmic personnel. In October 2018 all the trainees were women. They get three months of classroom training in medical and computer skills and basic English followed by practical experience, with a stipend to help cover their costs. 85% of the students go on to work in the hospital. It also has a two-year program for trainee surgeons, who are placed in secondary centers where they can get intensive cataract training and then can further do a year of speciality training.
The hospital has a tertiary center located at Daryaganj, central Delhi. There are secondary centers in UP, RAJASTHAN, UTTARAKHAND. [3] It working with the Relaxo Foundation to set up a three year project in Tijara to provide sustainable[clarification needed] eye care services.[4]
The Certified Ophthalmic Paramedics Initiative was launched by the hospital in 2014. It trains young women from marginalized societies to become allied ophthalmic personnel and learn life skills. This has increased the capacity of the hospital. In 2022 it is operating on more than 40,000 patients in a year and screening around 500,000 people. More than half its paramedical human resources come from this course.[5]
Pawan Sinha, a professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences set up Project Prakash in the hospital, a program dedicated to treating early-onset blindness in children and young adults. [6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dr Shroff's: Charity began in a one-room eye clinic". Causebecause. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Ayushman Bharat: Fresh push by National Health Agency to get hospitals on board". Indian Express. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "How India became a leader in low-cost, high-quality eye care". Devex. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Relaxo CSR Project with Dr. Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital". Indian CSR. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "COP Initiative by Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital is Empowering Women in the Country". CSR Journal. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "After lifetime of blindness, newly sighted can immediately identify human locomotion". Mirage News. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.