9-10 September 2026

Krishnakumar Sankaranarayanan, Head of the Centre for Healthcare at the Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, visited Aravind-Madurai on an exposure visit. In line with his focus areas, including Primary Care, Health Financing, Medical Technology, Health Systems Strengthening, and Public Health Supply Chains, the visit provided an opportunity to gain insights into Aravind’s systems and practices, with specific orientation and discussions on the operations and management of Primary Eye Care Centres. He also interacted with the LAICO faculty team to gain insights into systems and management practices. As part of the visit, he visited the Primary Eye Care Centre at Alanganallur to understand its functioning and role in delivering accessible eye care services at the community level.

7-8 September 2026

A team from Goutami Eye Hospital, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, including Dr. P.R.K. Raju, Managing Director, and Dr. Prashanth Kumar, Director, Glaucoma & Cataract Services, visited Aravind-Madurai for an exposure programme to understand the processes, best practices, and systems that support effective and quality eye care delivery.

The team visited key areas such as operational management, organisational practices, and financial discipline to understand the practices that could be adopted and implemented at Goutami Eye Hospital. As part of the programme, the team also visited Aravind’s Secondary Eye Care Centre at Dindigul and Primary Eye Care Centre at Gandhigram.