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EFFECTIVE EYE HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 1 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 2 Mission for Vision (MFV) is a leading not-for-profit organisation that has been working since 2000 towards the eradication of avoidable blindness. MFV has acted as a catalyst by strengthening several institutions towards excellence through equitable services and enabled over 2.2 million eye surgeries to date. Today, MFV partners with 25 reputed eye hospitals and organisations in reaching out to economically challenged communities in 110 districts of 16 Indian states. MFV also implements its own eye care initiatives in the communities. ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 1 VISION To restore the gift of vision to every visually impaired human being, irrespective of nationality, religion or socio-economic status VALUES Quality of care Cost efficiency Sustainability Services for all PHILOSOPHY Caring Capitalism®: “While capitalism focuses mainly on making money, Caring Capitalism® focuses on how one can use a portion of that for the benefit of society. As caring capitalists, we have a responsibility beyond ourselves to care for the social and environmental surroundings of our businesses. If the surrounding community is happy, healthy and secure, one is assured of a better tomorrow.” Jagdish M. Chanrai, Founder – Mission for Vision ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 2 IMPACT *as of March 31, 2018 million p 14.5+ eople scree ned si nce 2 000 on surgeries enabled fr milli ee of 2.2+ char ge to b en e cia ri es covered by MFV tates Progr 16 s amm es ner institut 5 part ions a 2 cros s In di a 5 MFV employ 6 ees ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 4 CONTENTS The Context 6 From the Founder 8 From the CEO 9 Community Eye Health 11 Mission Jyot 13 Mission Roshni 14 Mission Highway 15 Mission Shiksha 16 Community Eye Hospital Support 17 Programme Impact PRISM 19 Patient Satisfaction Survey 24 Service Assessments 25 Research 26 In Media 27 Advocacy 28 Looking Ahead 31 Financial Statements 32 In Gratitude 35 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 5 THE CONTEXT The world is populated by 36 million blind people and 217 million people with moderate and severe vision impairment (MSVI) according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Among those with visual impairment, 89% live in low and middle-income countries and 55% are women. The main causes of blindness and visual impairment are cataract, uncorrected refractive error, glaucoma and age-related macular degeneration. Proven and cost-effective solutions exist, but they have not been taken to the needed scale – a true social injustice. Many are unnecessarily blind or visually impaired from causes that are treatable or preventable. More than 75% of blindness and MSVI is avoidable. Prevention strategies are key to reduction and elimination of blindness and visual impairment. The WHO has addressed this head on with its Universal Eye Health: A Global Action Plan for 2014 to 2019. It calls for a world in which nobody is needlessly visually impaired, where those with unavoidable visual loss can achieve their full potential, and where there is universal access to comprehensive eye care services. Universal health coverage – and therefore universal eye health – also means that all people should enjoy access to quality eye health and that out-of-pocket payments should not impede access or cause difficulties. This report highlights Mission for Vision’s progress towards its vision in alignment with universal eye health and the United Nation’s Sustainable Developmental Goals (SDGs). It covers our core areas of community eye health (SDG 3), inclusive education (SDG 4), infrastructure (SDG 9), reduced inequalities (SDG 10), and partnerships (SDG 17). ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 7 FROM THE FOUNDER I am pleased to share with you the 2017-18 Annual Numbers like over 97% satisfaction with hospital, Report from Mission for Vision. It was a period of clinic and counselling facilities reinforce my work that improved effectiveness in eye health. belief in the importance of Caring Capitalism®. Contributing a portion of our profits for the benefit We made a foray into our 16th state of India, of others in our communities, enables people to be Chhattisgarh, with the opening of a new vision centre. happy, healthy and secure. Which assures all of us This was alongside supporting the construction of a better tomorrow. of a state-of-the-art, 225-bedded eye hospital in Jaipur, Rajasthan. In partnership with Sankara Eye The future for Mission for Vision is clear: promotion Foundation India, the 70,000 ft2 premise is equipped of quality eye health systems, programmatic growth to undertake at least 25,000 surgeries. and expansion, contributing to evidence knowledge, and strong advocacy in the field of eye health. All of this infrastructure enables us to have a larger outreach to improve eye health amongst the most Without the support of our patrons, major donors, marginalised in India. partners and staff, none of these achievements would have been possible. I thank you all for your Our community eye health initiatives collectively continued dedication to our Vision. reached almost 590,00 people through eye screenings and over 190,000 free surgeries, mainly for cataracts, were conducted as a result. Our research efforts have also grown with new studies, papers published, evaluations conducted, and thousands surveyed to understand impact on quality of life. Sincerely, Jagdish M. Chanrai ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 8 FROM THE CEO The impact of poverty on blindness and other By enhancing vision and restoring sight we enable disabilities is clear. Uncorrected refractive errors people to receive a better education, enhance their and cataract are the main causes of blindness or opportunities to work, relieve their dependence visual impairment, and an ageing and growing on others and on society, and thereby enable population coupled with the increase in myopia, them to lead a better life. Highlights of our work diabetic retinopathy and other eye conditions during 2017-18 are provided. We hope you find its pose a serious risk of increasing blindness by contents meaningful. 2050. Yet efforts to alleviate blindness and visual impairment are known to significantly improve the All of this has been possible only because of the quality of life of persons with poor vision. commitment of our team, the engagement of our partners, the belief our donors have in us, and the Thus, enhancing the effectiveness of our work support of our board and patrons. But, most of all, has been key at Mission for Vision this year. We by the inspiration provided by the communities embarked on our strategic plan for three years and we serve. it aims to promote Universal Eye Health through strengthening primary, secondary and tertiary Thank you very much. systems for some of the most remote communities, building allied ophthalmic personnel, and generating critical evidence for policy and practice. Last year our work touched almost 590,000 persons in 110 districts of India. In addition to our work with children and ageing communities, we initiated work among truckers, commenced work in Chhatisgarh, and plan to expand to newer geographies. We also had four publications in reputed journals. The measurement of our impact through our unique tool, PRISM, validates the Regards, effectiveness of our work with partners and drives Elizabeth Kurian us to do more: 90% were found to have good [email protected] vision after surgery, compared to just 1% before the intervention. The impact of cataract surgery on other aspects of beneficiaries’ lives, like mobility, activities of daily living and livelihood were found to be profoundly positive. ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 9 WEAVING HER LIFE BACK TOGETHER Latuki lives in an agricultural This affected her psychologically too, as she felt village in Assam. She manages scared, ashamed and embarrassed. Her family wanted to take her to a doctor, but their financial her household of seven people situation prevented them from doing so. and weaves for domestic use. She makes gamocha (a traditional thin, One day, a friend told her that a free eye screening coarse cotton towel) and mekhela chador (an camp was going to be held in her village by MFV indigenous traditional Assamese dress). If there partner Sri Sankardeva Nethralaya, Guwahati. is any surplus, it is sold in the market to She was overjoyed at the news. Once her supplement the family’s farming income. eyes were examined at the camp, Latuki was diagnosed with cataracts. She was informed For the past two years, she has suffered from that the hospital would arrange transportation poor vision and pain in her eyes. This stopped from her village to and from the hospital as well her from weaving on her handloom, as she as conduct her surgery free of cost. Post-surgery could no longer see the thin yarn or thread the she was delighted that her vision returned to shuttle. She could not see obstacles on the road normal and that she could once again weave nor recognise faces from a distance. And she and support her family! was totally blind when in the sun’s glare. ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 10 COMMUNITY EYE HEALTH The impact of visual loss on the personal, economic, and social life of an individual is profound. And when the prevalence of blindness in communities is high, the consequences become a significant public issue. The most significant factors related to this rise are the increase in the world’s population and the even greater increase in the proportion of people aged 50+. 588,943 193,351 patients screened free surgeries MFV’s largest and longest running eye care work is in community across all programs conducted across eye health to ensure universal eye health.