Sight Savers International (Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind UK)
November 2005- June 2007
Detection of blind children and referral of cataract blind for sight restoring surgeries (in Dhaka Division)
To Identify and examine 80% of approximately 8,000 blind children in selected 103 upazilas of Dhaka division
Approximately one third (2,400) of the examined children will be referred to the partner eye hospital for free cataract surgery
Train 4000 Key Informants (KI) in selected 103 upazilas of Dhaka division.
Organise 1030 health communication activities in selected 103 upazilas in Dhaka division.
Help to ensure that 80% of the children who fail to attend follow up will be motivated for follow up.