Kerala Chapter

Our first camp was organised on January 20th, 2002 by M/s Hindustan Agro Development servicing society, Adimali a local voluntary organisation working mainly for the cause of the illiterate and elderly hill produce cultivators and other agricultural labours in the mountain village on the boarders of Ernakulam District.

343 persons attended the camp.

97 Free eye glasses were distributed to the deserving poor patients.

6 Free Cataract surgeries were arranged for the deserving patients.

Facilities for the detection of new diabetes in the suspected group, as well as complications like diabetic Nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, hyper cholesterolemia and asymptomatic heart diseases etc were also  arranged in the camp under the leadership of Dr. Georgy K. Nainan, Senior Nephrologist and his team.  Dr. Roshan George was in charge of the eye care programmes. Supply of medicines prescribed was free of cost.  Also lab facilities for checking blood sugar, albumin etc were arranged free of cost. Free eye glasses to the selected poor patients were distributed in February.