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<h2><strong>The need to be in Ballia</strong></h2>
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<p>According to the census of 2011, there are <strong>77,754 visually impaired</strong> people in <strong>Ballia</strong>, <strong>86,886</strong> in <strong>Gazipur</strong> and <strong>52,943</strong> in <strong>Mau</strong>, in <strong>Eastern Uttar Pradesh</strong> (UP), India.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p><em>Presently in 2019, we believe the affected population would have swelled up by over 20% as against the 2011 census data.</em></p>
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<p>Of the estimated <strong>15 million blind people in India</strong>, the majority live in the <strong>poorest 200 districts of the country</strong>, which are predominantly in the low-income regions.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/MAP-800X533PX.png" alt="poorest places in India" width="800" height="534" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Ballia</strong> in <strong>Eastern Uttar Pradesh</strong> is one of India's poorest and most marginalised districts and consequently lags in all aspects of human well-being.</p>
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<h2><strong>Akhand Jyoti&rsquo;s Impact</strong></h2>
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<p>For 13 years <a href="../../" target="_blank"><strong>Akhand Jyoti</strong></a> has been working relentlessly towards <a href="../../why-blindness" target="_blank"><strong>eradicating curable blindness</strong></a> from low-income regions.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia patient 2.png" alt="akhand jyoti eye hospital" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>With <strong>1 tertiary centre at Mastichak</strong> (300 bed capacity surgical centre), <strong>1 secondary centre at Patna</strong> (30 bed capacity surgical centre), and <strong>7 primary vision centres</strong> (Across 7 Districts in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh), we have been doing over <strong><a href="../../our-impact" target="_blank">65,000 sight-restoring surgeries</a></strong>&nbsp;annually, of which <strong>80% are free</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia patient 1.png" alt="cataract surgery" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>Expand and Serve More</strong></h2>
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<p>We at Akhand Jyoti have embarked on a journey to significantly expand our surgical capacity.</p>
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<p>To extend our reach across <strong>South Western Bihar</strong> and <strong>Eastern Uttar Pradesh</strong>, we are establishing a physical presence at the heart of the areas that are currently underserved.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/AJ - Ballia - 800x533.png" alt="akhand jyoti ballia" width="800" height="534" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>As the next step towards expansion, on <strong>Saturday the 15th of June</strong> a brand new <a href="https://www.akhandjyoti.com/location-details/akhand-jyoti-eye-hospital-ballia" target="_blank">30 bed hospital</a><strong>&nbsp;</strong>(Akhand Jyoti Rajni Kant Centre)<strong>&nbsp;</strong>was <strong>launched at Ballia</strong>, with generous support from <strong>HT Parekh Foundation</strong> and <strong>CharityVision</strong>. This facility is an addition to the already existing Akhand Jyoti Rajni Kant Vision Centre at Ballia, which has been providing eye care to the people of the region since last five years.</p>
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<p>Akhand Jyoti doctors and staff along with patients from the local community informally inaugurated the centre.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia 5.png" alt="ballia eye hospital" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/aa.png" alt="akhand jyoti ballia up" width="800" height="533" /></p>
<p>Later on, <strong>we plan to further expand this to a 100 bed tertiary centre</strong>, enabling us to provide eye care for different ophthalmic subspecialties such as <strong>Retina</strong>, <strong>Glaucoma</strong>, and <strong>Paediatric</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia hospital.png" alt="akhand jyoti ballia" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>This centre is strategically placed to provide quality eye care to the people of the four districts of <strong>Eastern Uttar Pradesh</strong> (Ballia, Gazipur, Mau, and Deoria) and the <strong>adjoining districts of Bihar</strong> (like Buxar, Rohtas, and Kaimur).&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/AJ - Eastern Up - Western Bihar - 800x533.png" alt="akhand jyoti eye hospital ballia" width="800" height="534" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>The new facility houses <strong>2 state-of-the-art operation theatres</strong>, an <strong>optical unit</strong> and <strong>spectacle showroom</strong>, and a <strong>pharmacy</strong> apart from all the regular features of a modern eye hospital.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia 1.png" alt="ballia akhand jyoti eye hospital" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia 2.png" alt="akhand jyoti ballia" width="800" height="533" /></p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/ballia spectacle.png" alt="spectacle bihar" width="800" height="533" /></p>
<p>Our centre at Ballia will provide comprehensive, quality, accessible, and affordable eye care to the people of the region.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/eye check-up.png" alt="eye check-up ballia" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>It will act as a fulcrum of restoring sight in the neighbouring districts, eliminating the backlog of blindness.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/Untitled design.png" alt="blindness in bihar" width="800" height="533" />&nbsp;</p>
<h2><strong>The proposed 100 bed tertiary centre at Ballia will enable us to:</strong></h2>
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<li>Complete free <strong>eye and vision examination</strong> of about <strong>34,000 people</strong> through <strong>200 eye camps</strong> each year.</li>
<li>Screen and prioritise <strong>20,000 plus cataract surgery</strong> for bilateral blind patients in the first 12 months.</li>
<li>Conduct over <strong>55,000 surgeries</strong> over the next four years, eliminating curable blindness entirely in the 3 districts of Ballia, Ghazipur, and Mau.</li>
<li>Conduct <strong>door-to-door screening</strong>, leading to the identification of people with serious ailments like <strong>glaucoma</strong> and <strong>diabetic retinopathy</strong>.</li>
<li>Provide patients a <strong>free prescription</strong> and <strong>spectacles</strong> (if they want them) at cost price to Akhand Jyoti to correct refractive errors. The NPCB (National Programme for Control of Blindness) estimates that <strong>such errors account for 19.7% of blindness</strong>.</li>
<li>Bring <strong>economic sustainability</strong> of people blinded by cataract, their relatives and caregivers, and the local community.</li>
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<h2><strong>Our Partner Our Strength</strong></h2>
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<p>Akhand Jyoti is thankful to <strong>HT Parekh Foundation</strong> and <strong>CharityVision</strong> for supporting us in developing this new 30 bed tertiary surgical centre at Ballia.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img src="https://www.akhandjyoti.org/public/backend/assets/img/blog-image/HTPF_CharityVision.png" alt="akhand jyoti partners" width="800" height="250" />&nbsp;</p>
<p>This will help in eliminating curable blindness from South Western Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, while providing comprehensive, quality and affordable eye care to the people of the region.</p>