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Center for Innovation in Eye Care Spotlight VMANNN, West Bengal, India
Just as Seva service programs reach out to provide eye care to people in need, Seva's Global Sight Initiative is focused on helping eye hospitals improve. Seva organizes and helps to fund the effortsof nine "mentor" eye care institutions.
Seva at Clinton Global Initiative
Seva was one of only 25 global health organizations invited to attend the 2008 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, where we launched our So One Million Eyes See Again campaign.
Improving Eye Care in Africa
KCCO, Seva's lead partner in Africa, celebrated the opening of its new training center — a vital resource that will help bring eye care services to millions of people for the first time.
Seva and Nobel Prize Winner in New Partnership
Dr. Muhammud Yunus and Grameen Bank, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, are partnering with Seva to build a network of eye hospitals in Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries.
Seva Honored with "Critical Impact Award"
The Council on Foundations chose Seva to receive this prestigious award for "revolutionizing" community-based eye care programs by helping to launch Aurolab.
Seva Launches The AIDS Eye Initiative
Seva's Center for Innovation in Eye Care is launching a new program designed to prevent AIDS related blindness in developing countries.
Critical Impact: Aurolab
Seva's longtime partner, Aurolab — the manufacturing division of Aravind Eye Care Systems in India — has opened a giant new facility. Now, millions of people will have access to affordable lens implants.
A Clear Vision for Pakistan
Seva's new partnership in Pakistan is bringing eye care to people in a remote rural area for the first time.
Gender and Sustainability: Seva Influences the International Eye Care Agenda
Thanks to leadership from Seva's Dr. Suzanne Gilbert, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has formed new working groups to take up two key issues in the Vision 2020 campaign to prevent blindness — gender and sustainability.
