Скачать или смотреть A National Consultation on “Activating Eye Banking post-COVID Pandemic”-on the occasion of EDF 2021

Experts from PGIMER , Medical Colleges and Eye Banks in the region dwell on “Activating Eye Banking post-COVID Pandemic”-on the occasion of Eye Donation Fortnight (EDF)
Participating in a National Consultation on “Activating Eye Banking post-COVID Pandemic”-On the occasion of Eye Donation Fortnight (EDF) 2021, Prof. Dr. Jagat Ram Director PGIMeR Chandigarh congratulated Strategic Institute for Public Health Education and Research (SIPHER), Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, PGIMER, Chandigarh; NPCBVI Punjab, Haryana & UT Chandigarh for organizing a consultation on this important issue. He impressed upon the need for a coordinated effort by all stakeholders so that patients waiting for Corneal Transplantation is not made to wait for too long in view of the fact that COVID situation is stabilized now and people need to be motivated to donate eyes of family members in case of a mishap. He also welcomed the Hon’ble Chief Guest Padma Shri Dr. Vikas Mahatme, a member of Rajya Sabha and an eminent Ophthalmologist of International repute, leading the team of 150 + through his several hospitals. He has been the Founder Medical Director of Mahatme Eye Bank Eye Hospital Nagpur, So far the hospital has performed over 1 Lac 80 Thousand Eye operations out of which over 80,000 operations have been done FREE of cost.