Eye Hospitals
Himalaya Eye Hospital was
established in 1993 at Gharipatan,
Pokhara of Kaski district. It is being
run under NNJS with the financial
support of Eyecare Foundation, the
Netherlands. As per the agreement
signed, the Eyecare Foundation, the
Netherlands provided 10% of total
operating cost as its contribution
towards hospital operation and
continued its full support for
community based activities, human
resource development, and
procurement for equipments and
instruments for the hospital.
The project "Strengthening
Eye Care Services in Nepal"
implemented by NNJS with
support of AOCA has recognized
Himalaya Eye Hospital as training
centre for Phaco-emulsification
Training to ophthalmologists and
refresher training to mid- level
ophthalmic manpower.
Giving continuity to the program
of previous years, Himalaya Eye
Hospital conducted surgical eye
camps in Djibouti, an East African
Nation in 2007. The camps were
organized in five provinces of the
country and altogether 720 surgeries
were performed. This is the highest
number of surgery ever performed
in a single series of camp in that
country.
Outpatients
Surgeries
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