In Madurai, Aravind Hospital was mentoring eye hospitals to build capacity, implement efficient and sustainable eye care programmes and improve delivery systems. It was around 2010 and Sitapur Eye Hospital in Uttar Pradesh was struggling to keep its 80-year-old reputation alive. According to Mr. Thulasiraj, LAICO’s intervention over the years has resulted in at least 8,50,000 additional surgeries annually. On the birth centenary of G. Venkatswamy, founder of Aravind Eye Hospital, an important arm — Lions Aravind Institute of Community Opthalmology (LAICO) -- is completing 25 years. Then the mission of eliminating needless blindness through opportunities and resources becomes easier,” says R D Thulasiraj, Director (Operations) at Aravind Eye Care System.
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