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BACKGROUND:
Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults 20-74 years of age, worldwide. Each year, several lakhs of people lose their sight because of diabetes in India.
Glaucoma, cataracts, and corneal disease are more common in people with diabetes and contribute to the high rate of blindness. Up to 21% of people with Type 2 diabetes have retinopathy when they are first diagnosed with diabetes, and most will eventually develop some degree of retinopathy.
AREA OF FOCUS COVERED:
The project significantly covers one of Rotary's Areas of Focus: DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT. On effective implementation of the project, the project would:
1.IMPROVE THE CAPACITY OF THE LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS through access to very important diagnostic equipment and also equipment to treat the disease
2.ENHANCE THE HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
NEED IDENTIFIED & PROJECT IMPACT:
Through this project, estimates based on the diabetes patient footfalls at the partner organization, the following may be taken as the impact of the project.
ESTIMATES: (APPROXIMATE, PER YEAR)
Number of diabetes patients to be screened for diabetes retinopathy each year:10,000
Number of diabetes patients who will benefit from retinopathy prevention programs: 8,000
Number of diabetes patients with diabetes retinopathy diagnosed: 2,000
Number of diabetes patients with vision threatening diabetes diagnosed: 1,000
Number of patients with advanced diabetes retinopathy benefitted by preservation of vision: 500 - 900
Project Timeline:
Upon receiving of the funds, the project can be commissioned for operations within 5 months after setting up of equipment, trial-run, etc. After the commissioning, the project would run continuously as part of the diabetes care program of the project partner.
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