The Centre will be inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha
LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) is launching its rural (secondary) eye centre in Rayagada – the Naraindas & Morbai Budhrani Eye Centre today. An integral part of the eye centre in Rayagada is the JK Center for Tribal Eye Health. The Centre will be inaugurated by Naveen Patnaik – Chief Minister of Odisha. This is LVPEI’s second rural eye centre in Odisha, the OCL Eye Centre in Rajgangpur being their first such centre in the state. Reportedly, the Rayagada Eye Centre is established at a cost of Rs four crores and is located at Pitamahal on two acres of land obtained from the IDCO, Odisha, at a subsidised cost.
The Naraindas & Morbai Budhrani Eye Centre and the JK Centre for Tribal Eye Health in Rayagada claims to be equipped with desired medical equipment and well trained staff to deliver excellent and equitable comprehensive eye care services on a sustainable basis. Commenting on the partnership between LVPEI and JK Paper Ltd, HP Singhania, Vice Chairman and MD of JKPL said that JKPL has a multi-pronged outreach programme in Rayagada which includes preventive and diagnostic health camps, education, women’s health and livelihood programsme, and were now happy to serve the local population with the latest eye care facilities in partnership with LVPEI. He pointed out that the epidemiological survey sponsored by JKPL will bring eye care to the doorstep of beneficiaries. This is done through a fully equipped mobile unit which will cover a population of 75,000 directly in five years.
According to Dr Gullapalli N Rao, Founder and Chairperson, LV Prasad Eye Institute, “The need of the day is to invest in resource-poor areas for providing quality eye care through skilled human resources. LVPEI’s pyramid model of eye care demonstrates a comprehensive approach. It not only makes access to eye care services possible for the vulnerable and needy communities but also focuses on creating awareness and developing skilled human resources which is essential to sustainably scale up eye care services.”
The Rayagada Eye Centre is set up in partnership with Mission for Vision, a philanthropic group in Mumbai. “Our first in the state of Orissa, this centre is a major milestone for Mission for Vision (MFV) in its mission to enable high quality, comprehensive and equitable eye health care for communities in need. It provides impetus to our efforts in strengthening health systems in Orissa and other parts of India in alignment with our corporate philosophy, Caring Capitalism. This hospital is all the more significant for us as it has been established in collaboration with our long term associate, Naraindas and Morbai Budhrani Trust, and also marks the beginning of our partnership with the LV Prasad Eye Institute,” said Elizabeth Kurian, CEO, Mission for Vision.
The LVPEI network currently includes a Centre of Excellence at Hyderabad, 3 tertiary centres in Bhubaneswar, Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada, 14 secondary and 121 primary care centres that cover the remotest rural areas in the four states of Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.