Partnership Katsina State Government For Eye Care

Mr. K. S. Murthy, COO, TCF along with Honorable Commissioner and 
Permanent Secretary for Health, Katsina State  

Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Katsina State Government on December 13, 2012 for a period of three years to provide Eye Care to children and adults in the State. 

The salient features of the partnership is as follows:

TCF Role:

a. To provide a team consisting of Experienced Eye Surgeon and Program Manager

b. Provide Eye Cataract Surgeries free of cost to the people by experienced ophthalmic Surgeons. 

c. Train the State personnel including the doctors on how to effective undertake Cataract Surgeries.

State Government Role:

a. Provide hospital facilities consisting of wards, out-patient examination area and an operation theatre with appropriate furniture / equipment exclusive to the program.

b. Provide adequate staff to manage the wards and operation theatre.

c. Provide all equipment including specialized ophthalmic equipment.

It is estimated that in three years time 10,000 children and adults vision will be restored.

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Tulsi Chanrai Foundation

www.tcfnigeria.org