Roadside Eye Donation Awareness Camp
In front of SBI Bank, Booty More, Bariatu Road, Ranchi, a shelter was put up and several staff members with Dr. P. Sinha, Secretary, Bihar Eye Bank Trust spoke to passers by about the need for eye donation.
Visitor signing pledge form recording wish to donate eyes after death
Pamphlets were distributed telling people steps to be followed if they wished to donate the eyes of the deceased. Tips on eye care were also included. Some people signed pledges for eye donation. Members present were Sm. Anu Verma, Punam Kumari Minj, Sri Vijay Ram and Ravi Shankar Kumar.
– Dr. Pronoti Sinha, Secretary, Bihar Eye Bank Trust
Organizer
Jharkhand Eye Bank Hospital and Research Centre is run by Bihar Eye Bank Trust, a registered charitable trust (No. 17174 of 1974 under the Indian Trust Act), founded by Late N. Bakshi I.C.S. The Trust is headed by H.E. the Governor of Jharkhand and includes other state dignitaries.
The Bihar Eye Bank Trust is a permanent member of Eye Bank Association of India and is registered under the District Blindness Control Society, Ranchi.
The Hospital is housed in a three-storied building standing on 0.7 acres of land in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. It is easily reached road, rail and air.
