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New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia

IAPB 9 th General Assembly. Sight First – Lions’ Vision for All. New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia. By Prof.Dr.S.Chandrashekar Shetty Chief Sight First Technical Advisor India and Srilanka. September 19, 2012. Mission Statement.

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New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia

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  1. IAPB 9th General Assembly Sight First – Lions’ Vision for All New Directions - Sight First Program, South Asia By Prof.Dr.S.Chandrashekar Shetty Chief Sight First Technical Advisor India and Srilanka September 19, 2012

  2. Mission Statement The Mission of the Lions ‘SIGHTFIRST’ program is to build comprehensive eye care systems to fight the major causes of blindness and care for the blind or visually impaired. The program funds, high quality sustainable projects that deliver eye care services, develop infrastructure, train personnel and / or provide rehabilitation and education in underserved communities

  3. History of Sight First – India • Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology (LAICO), Madurai • Construction of new Eye Hospitals • Capacity building of existing Eye Hospitals • Establishment of Satellite Eye Centers and Vision Centers • Cataract Surgery Campaigns/Programs

  4. History of Sight First – India • Manpower Management Training for capacity building of existing / start-up eye hospitals • Re-orientation Training for Lions Eye Hospitals for Capacity Enhancement • Management of Diabetic Retinopathy in the Community • LCIF/Vision-2020 Paediatric Team Training

  5. Sight First - India • LCIF/Vision-2020 Training for Eye care Managers • Johnson & Johnson/LCIF Sight for Kids program • Tele-ophthalmology program for control of Childhood blindness

  6. Sight First - India • Sight First has awarded 288 grants for India since 1991 • Established over 100 Lions Eye Hospitals throughout India • Financial Support to 2.11 million cataract surgeries since 1991 • LCIF has invested over US$ 43 million towards eye care in India

  7. Lions Aravind Instituteof Community Ophthalmology AECS - LCIF

  8. Consultancy for Capacity Building The Manpower & Management Development program was originally started to enhance the capacity of Lions Club supported eye hospitals in India in eye care delivery and to build their long term financial viability through patient revenues.

  9. Consultancy: Supporting organizational development Selection of the Hospital Needs Assessment (Data Collection) Supporting the eye hospitals to enhance their performance Vision Building & Developing Strategic Action Plans Implementation & Follow-up Support Monitoring & Feedback

  10. Lions Hospitals supported by LAICO

  11. Consultancy for Capacity Building Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) Collaboration & support now extended to: Sight Savers International, UK (SSI) CBM International, Germany (CBM) Seva Foundation, USA International Eye Foundation, USA WHO

  12. Consultancy for Capacity Building ORBIS International, USA Dark & Light, Netherlands IAPB-ZEISS Lavelle Fund for the Blind Inc., USA Right to Sight-International, Ireland Direct Requests from Individual Eye Hospitals & Foundations

  13. LAICO’s Partners till Date 273 eye hospitals from 27 countries Lions Eye Hospitals: 127 (46%)

  14. Impact of capacity building process(Performance report from 90 Hospitals) Workshop Surgeries 12 Months 12 Months

  15. Moving to next level: To work with 73 Lions Eye Hospitals in India during next 2 years

  16. SF 1588: Hospitals

  17. Management of Diabetic Retinopathy in the CommunityPilot Project-SF-742 Project Period- 5 years Supported by Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology

  18. Lions Aravind Diabetic Retinopathy Project : Madurai and Coimbatore Project period– 5 years Project Objectives & Strategies • Create Awareness • Community Outreach • Tertiary Care • Training • Model Development

  19. Diabetic Retinopathy Project

  20. Sankara Nethralaya Diabetic Retinopathy Project Project period – 3 years A PROJECT OF LIONS CLUB OF MADRAS CENTRAL LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL

  21. Tiruvallur Vellore Kanchipuram Tiruvannamalai Villupuram Project Area Chennai

  22. L.V.Prasad Eye Institute Capacity Development Project for Management of Diabetic Eye DiseaseAndhra Pradesh Project period – 2005-2008 Objectives: To build capacity of 18 Eye Hospitals (Primary, Secondary & Tertiary)in the state of Andhra Pradesh for the management of diabetic retinopathy through an approach with incorporating the following components

  23. Project Inauguration-Oct 15, 2005

  24. Diabetic Retinopathy Pilot Project – West-Bengal SF 1513/MD 322 - 8 eye hospitals Project Period – 2008-2011

  25. Johnson & Johnson/LCIFSight for Kids Program

  26. New Directions - Sight First Program • Continue to support Capacity Building of Existing Eye Hospitals • Capacity Building of existing eye hospitals for comprehensive Eye Care services. • Emphasis on control of Diabetic Retinopathy and uncorrected refractive error • Capacity Building for low-vision and rehabilitation services

  27. New Directions - Sight First Program: • Operational and Epidemiological Research • Building comprehensive Eye Care systems • To discontinue Sight First Cataract Subsidy • More strategic investments towards under-served area/community

  28. New Directions - Sight First Program: • Importance of internal revenue generation, financial viability and sustainability of SF Eye hospitals • Importance of data collection and monitoring • Networking of Lions Eye Hospitals for cross-learning • Area specific Sight First Programs in South Asia

  29. Thank you…

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