Madhya Pradesh, 24-30 May 2025

At the request of the SEVA Foundation, Mohammed Gowth, Senior Faculty, LAICO, undertook an observation visit to the Vision Centres of Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. During the visit, he closely observed the functioning of the Vision Centres, including patient flow, clinical processes, supply chain management, and monitoring systems.

He also organised a health education programme, supported by the local Vision Centre coordinator, in one of the Vision Centre service areas to assess public awareness of eye health. He was joined by Birendra Pratap Singh, Clinical Manager of Vision Centres at Shroff Eye Hospital, Delhi, as well as Vijay Singh and Param from Sadguru Netralaya, Chitrakoot.

On the final day, Gowth had a debriefing session with Dr. Elesh Jain and the team at Sadguru Netralaya, where they discussed the Vision Centre model and insights gathered during the visit.

LAICO, 30^th May – 2^nd June 2025

LAICO has initiated a three-year capacity-building project in collaboration with Sightsavers to enhance eye care delivery in five underserved districts in India. One of the key activities is the District Planning Initiative, aimed at developing appropriate strategies and action plans to improve eye care service delivery. In this regard, a four-day workshop was organised by LAICO, bringing together representatives from Jeevan Jyoti Hospital, Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, a representative from Sightsavers, and the DPM & DDPM from Jhabua, along with the LAICO team.

The workshop focused on areas such as public-private partnerships, outreach sustainability, improving surgery uptake, and quality and sterilisation standards.

In addition to classroom sessions, participants visited primary Vision Centres and secondary hospitals of similar size. They also attended an outreach camp to observe systems, processes, and best practices in service delivery. At the end of the programme, the Jeevan Jyoti Hospital team developed an action plan for the coming year.