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A note from Seva's Executive Director about COVID-19

We are weathering a storm together. The COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the world and our lives every single day. We want you to know that in these difficult and uncertain times, our resolve to end avoidable blindness remains steadfast.

We are working with our partners worldwide to ensure that they have the support they need for their own safety as well as their staff and patients as they provide urgently needed emergency eye care. We are focused on resuming the full range of eye services: surgeries, glasses, medications and other care to meet local needs when it is safe to do so.

Today and everyday, Seva's work does not stop during this challenging time. Our teams world-wide are working tirelessly and remotely so that when this difficult time has passed, we are ready. Ready to transform lives by restoring sight.

It is our responsibility as individuals to flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. We encourage you to take the extra precautions necessary to safeguard your own health as well as the well being of those around you.

Yours in Service,

Kate Moynihan
Executive Director

PS – Seva's partners have been proactive in implementing measures to limit the spread of Coronavirus. Here's how they're keeping patients, staff, and communities healthy.

Seva: One-Minute Overview

There are 253 million people in the world who are visually impaired or blind. But 80% of these people could get their sight back with just basic treatment or a simple surgery.

Since 1978, seva has been working to transform lives by restoring sight in communities with little or no access to eye care. Today, seva has evolved into a highly effective organization, working with partners in over 20 countries to increase the capacity of local hospitals, and develop sustainable eye care programs.

Thanks to the support of our donors, seva and our partners provided vital eye care services to more than 1.5 million people in the last year alone. Seva's vision is a world in which no one is needlessly blind. With your help, we can make that vision a reality.