Dhulipala/Vijayawada, 11 November 2022: NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited (NIIF IFL) as part of its CSR program, has extended support for the upgradation of L V Prasad Eye Institute’s rural secondary eye care centre ‘Edward & Soona Brown Eye Centre’ in Dhulipalla in Palnadu District in Andhra Pradesh. Their support is being used for the purchase of ophthalmic equipment for the operation theatre and the outpatient clinics at the centre.
Currently, over 20,000 outpatient examinations and 2000 eye surgeries are performed annually at LVPEI’s Dhulipalla rural secondary centre. Of these, more than 50% of patients are being treated free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed. 'With the upgraded facilities the centre will be able to increase its capacity to serve an additional 2000 plus outpatients annually. We extend our sincere thanks to NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited for supporting us in our efforts to make quality eye care accessible and affordable for all, even for those in the most remote rural locations,' says Dr Prashant Garg, Executive Chair, L V Prasad Eye Institute.
'We at NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited are committed to contributing to the economic development of the communities, especially the rural Indian population. For an improved quality of life and economic development, good eyesight is an integral component. We are hopeful that many more people will benefit from the upgraded facilities at the eye centre in Dhulipalla and are happy to partner with L V Prasad Eye Institute in this initiative,' says Mr Prakash Rao, Chairman, NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited
LVPEI has a network of 22 rural secondary eye care centres spread across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Karnataka. These centres provide care that can diagnose the complete range of ophthalmological diseases and offer high-quality surgical care for cataract and glaucoma - the most common causes of blindness. They draw upon local talent too, with team members recruited from the local community and trained at LVPEI's advanced tertiary centres. The secondary eye care centres are networked to the Vision Centre (Primary Eye Care Centre) and each serves a population of 500,000. The Dhulipalla centre is connected to ten Vision Centres in Vutukur, Bellamkonda, Achampeta, Rompicherla, Karempudi, Nakerekallu, Pedakurapadu, Phirangipuram, Machvaram and Durgi in Palnadu District. Patients who need critical or advanced care will be referred to LVPEI’s tertiary eye care centre in Vijayawada - Kode Venkatadri Chowdary Campus in Tadigadapa.
About LVPEI: Established in 1987, L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI), a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Blindness, is a comprehensive eye health facility. The Institute has ten functional arms to its areas of operations: Clinical Services, Education, Research, Vision Rehabilitation, Rural and Community Eye Health, Eye Banking, Advocacy and Policy Planning, Capacity Building, Innovation and Product Development. The LVPEI Eye Care Network has 260+ Centres spread across the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka in India. The institute's mission is to provide equitable and quality eye care to all sections of society. The LVPEI’s five-tier ‘Eye Health Pyramid’ model covering all sections of society right from the villages to the city, provides high quality and comprehensive - prevention, curative and rehabilitation – eye care to all. It has served over 34.14 million (3 crore 41 lakh people), with more than 50% of them entirely free of cost, irrespective of the complexity of care needed.
About NIIF IFL: NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited (NIIF IFL/the Company) was incorporated as an Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) under the category of NBFC. NIIF IFL was created on March 7, 2014 (originally incorporated as 'IDFC Infra Debt Fund Limited') as a new infrastructure financing entity under the NBFC format as per the RBI guidelines issued in this regard. The Reserve Bank of India granted Certificate of Registration to the Company on September 22, 2014, permitting the Company to carry on the business of IDF-NBFC. The Company commenced business on January 16, 2015. In March 2019, National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) SOF acquired the majority equity stake in the Company. Thereafter the name of the Company was changed to NIIF Infrastructure Finance Limited with effect from July 11, 2019, to reflect the change in ownership of the Company. The Reserve Bank of India granted fresh Certificate of Registration to the Company.
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