Surkhet Eye Hospital
Surkhet, Nepal
Partnership Since 2018
Nepal Red Cross Society has been managing eye care services as a key component of health service in Mid-West Region (Karnali province) since 1990s through eye care canters (Surkhet, Dailekh, Jajarkot and Bardia) and outreach program with the support of Swiss Red Cross. In Initial stage, Surkhet eye hospital was as a primary eye care centre, established in 2046 at Birendranagar, Surkhet. Considering the increased demand for clinical and surgical services in the regional hub at Surkhet, the CECC upgraded as a surgical centre in 2009 and continued their surgical service up to 2014 by visiting Ophthalmologist once a month. The surgical centre was again upgraded as a Nepal Red Cross Society Surkhet Eye Hospital to provide regular specialty service by Ophthalmologists.
NRCs, Surkhet Eye Hospital implements Mid-West Eye Care Project in Karnali province (former Mid-West Region) to contribute improving access to comprehensive eye care services with the support of Swiss Red Cross. The project is implemented in 10 districts and covers the 1.7 million populations of Karnali province ( 5 districts of Bheri zone-Surkhet, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Rukum and Salyan) and (5 districts of Karnali zone- Dolpa, Jumla, Mugu, Humla and Kalikot) through hospital and outreach program to reach the unreached.
3
Surgeon
4,500
Cataract surgery/yr
4
Surgical Microscope
2
Phaco Machine
Achievements
Surkhet Eye Hospital, collaborating with Ruit Foundation as one of their trusted partner, has contributed a lot in achieving #2030Insight goals which aims to reduce extreme poverty through eye camps.
Inaugurating the collaboration between the Ruit Foundation and Surkhet Eye Hospital, this partnership has achieved a significant milestone in the far western region of Nepal through Eye Camps