 Equipments & Furniture for BNSB Eye Hospital:
Bangladesh a country approximately one hundred thirty million people occupies one of the most densely-populated areas. About one percent of total population is blind. Added to this another 60000 go blind every year. Main causes of blindness are malnutrition, family food habits, lack of education inadequate eye care, lack of treatment facilities and vitamin A deficiency. Most of the victims of such blindness are children aged 1-6 years. In Sylhet division out of estimated 8.2 million population 3.2 million are children; about 2400 children are blind and another 100,000 children are visually impaired due to refractive errors and other eye problems. It is estimated that around 85% of blind people live in rural areas. Up to 80% of blindness is considered to avoidable because it could be cured or prevented if resources could be made available.
To work for the visually handicapped people BNSB Moulvibazar laid down the hospital foundation stone in 1983, In 1986 Moulvibazar BNSB Eye hospital has started its journey with 10 beds and gradually extended up to 40 bedded including 7 cabins specialized eye hospital.
Moulvibazar BNSB Eye Hospital has been delivering the service among the all-kind of eye patients since 1986 through its OPD, IPD and various outreach programs.
Demographically Moulvibazar BNSB cover 8.2 million people and geographically its working areas are 1259sq km.
Every year on an average 50,000-55000 patients attend at hospital OPD and from this number a notable number are Cataract and Refractive error patients.
Present Activities of Moulvibazar BNSB Eye Hospital
Outdoor Services: On an average daily 275-300 patient attend and get treatment in OPD at minimum cost. The other facilities available in the OPD includes:
Indoor Services: Average 250-300 patients get themselves admitted in the Indoor Patient Department (IPD). Every month 150-200 I.O.L Microsurgery are done to these IPD Patients. Admitted patients get treatment both in Aseptic & septic ward. Other treatment facilities are available (ECCE, Glaucoma, D.C.R etc.)Food and medicine also provide regularly.
FREE SERVICE
Free services have been present here since its inception. About 35-40% of total patients are provided total free services every year in hospital.To meet up the hospital expenses we receive some grant from government and donation from local philanthropists but this is insufficient. In order to run the hospital activity and serve the poor, hospital need more fund to give the subsidy and render more service among the poor patients.
Out reach Services:
BNSB Moulvibazar initialy started its activities through outreach programs and still attaches much importance to them. This is especially significant for a country like Bangladesh having 80% of its population living in the rural areas where ophthalmic facilities are virtually absent. Through the following outreach activities total free services are given to all patients irrespective of their social standing.
We are performing following pediatric surgeries in our hospital
• Squint
• Pediatric Cataract
• Ptosis
• Other surgeries.
Future Strategy
• To increase the Adult Cataract Surgery
• To increase the Pediatric Surgery
• To Establish different type of sub-specialty Clinic
• To Organize more screening camp
• To strengthen existing program.
Problem analysis
• In order to increase the Cataract surgery rate and establish new sub-
specialty clinic we need to introduce modern and sophisticated
instruments & equipment.
• More trained man power.
• Infrastructure development.
• Financial Assistance
Future Requirement
Summary of Budget:
1.Operating Microscope with Assistance microscope and CCTV. Model: Carl Zeiss1FRxy,Origin:Germany-$ 64,516/=
3.Sound system and Multimedia projector Sony- $ 4,838/=
Total US$ 69,354/=
Result
• Cataract Surgery rate will be more than present rate.
• We will be able to provide service among the more Pediatric
patients.
• Sub-specialty clinic will be functioning.
We are cordially requesting ROTARY CLUBS to donate the above mention Instruments and other material to deliver the service among underprivileged people of the society. | 
