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JICA Partnership Program

A project agreement was signed between NNJS, AOCA and SWC on January 28th, 2007 to start the project "Strengthening Eye Care System in Nepal" under JICA Partnership Program. There are 3 activities under this program:
  1. To make accessibility of Phacoemulsification

    Master Trainers, Phaco Traning
    service in all eye hospitals of the country
  2. Continue Medical Education Programme for Ophthalmic Assistants (OAs).
  3. Development of IEC materials and basic ophthalmic manuals for grassroots level primary health care personnel and train them in primary eye care.
Under activity 1
Four Ophthalmologists from different eye care institutions were trained as master trainers for Phaco surgery in Japan. The names of those ophthalmologists are:
  1. Dr. Basant Raj Sharma
  2. Dr. Indra Man Maharjan
  3. Dr. Kamal Bahadur Khadka
  4. Dr. Jyoti Baba Shrestha
Two Phaco emulsification surgery

Chairman of AOCA, Dr. Akura ,
delivering lecture at Nepal Eye Hospital
training centers were established one each at Nepal Eye Hospital and Himalaya Eye Hospital, and till now two batches of training have been finished one each at both the training centres.
The names of the ophthalmologists attending the first and second batches of the training are as follows :
  1. Dr. P.R.Bista
  2. Dr. Man Mohan Lal Shrestha
  3. Dr. Sunu Dulal
  4. Dr. Eliya Shrestha
  5. Dr. Salma K.C.
  6. Dr. Indu Prasad Dhungel
  7. Dr. Purusottam Joshi
  8. Dr. Sanyam Bajimaya
Under activity 2
Four OA refresher courses were conducted during the year 2007. Mr. Kamal Adhikari, OA, Himalaya eye Hospital was sent to Lions Aravind Institute of Community Ophthalmology (LAICO), India to be trained as a Trainer in Refraction Technique. Following OAs were trained in Refraction Technique during the year 2007 at Himalaya Eye Hospital.
  1. Ms. Pushpa Adhikari, Mechi

    Ophthalmic Assistants taking
    Maintenance Training course
    Eye Care Center, Birtamod
  2. Mr. Mobin Ahmed, Fateh Bal Eye Hospital, Nepalgunj
  3. Mr. Rudra Raj Bhatta, Geta eye Hospital, Kailali
  4. Mr. Nirajan Gautam, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Chitawan
  5. Mr. Indra Kumar Yadav, Shree Janaki Eye Hospital, Janakpur
  6. Mr. Bipin Shah, Gaur Eye Hospital, Gaur
  7. Ms. Saira Begam, Palpa Lions Lacoul Eye Hospital, Tansen
Mr. Bhabani Prasad Pant, Ophthalmic Officer of NNJS, Central Office was trained in Community Ophthalmology (DCEH course) at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India. The following candidates were trained for three weeks in Community Ophthalmology in Kathmandu:
  1. Mr. Badri Mallik, Shree Janaki Eye Hospital, Janakpur
  2. Mr. Pradeep Yadav, Gaur Eye Hospital, Gaur
  3. Mr. Ras Dev Shah, Kedia Eye Hospital, Birgunj
  4. Mr. Janak Bahadur Chand, Himalaya Eye Hospital, Pokhara
  5. Mr. Ganesh Srivastav, Lumbini Eye Institute, Bhairahawa
  6. Mr. Bir Singh Dhami, Geta Eye Hospital, Geta, Kailali
  7. Mrs. Tumla Gajmer, Nepal Eye Hospital, Kathmandu
  8. Mrs. Pushpa Babu Basnet, Solu Community Eye Care Center, Solukhumbu
  9. Mr. Predeep Bhattarai, Palpa Lions lacoul Eye Hospital, Palpa
  10. Mr. Hari Ghimire, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, Chitawan
Ophthalmic paramedical from Biratnagar Eye Hospital, Kedia Eye Hospital, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, and Fateh Bal Eye Hospital, participated in the Maintenance Training under this program at Himalaya Eye Hospital, Pokhara Mr. Govinda Nath Yogi from Himalaya, Eye Hospital was trained in Trainers Training on Advanced Operation Theatre (OT) Management Technique in LAICO, India.

The training for Advanced OT Management Technique was conducted at Himalaya Eye Hospital, and under this program four participants listed below received the training.
  1. Ms. Shasi Kamala Lamichhane, Himalaya eye Hospital, Pokhara
  2. Ms. Maya Devi Kandel, Rapti Eye Hospital, Dang
  3. Ms. Rangila Ray, Shree Janaki Eye Hospital Janakpur
  4. Ms. Phalguli Choudhary, Geta Eye Hospital, Geta, Kailali
Under activity 3

Ophthalmic Assistants undergoing
maintenance training
following activities were carried out:

Training of Trainers (TOT):
A TOT was organized from May 7 to 13, 2007 for 12 OAs working at different eye hospitals of the country at Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI), Sanothimi, Bhaktapur.

Development of Primary Eye Care Text Books:
Two types of text books, one in English targeting to health workers working at the sub-health post/ health post level, and another in Nepali version targeting to Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs), were developed and 1000 copies printed.

These books have been distributed to all the eye hospitals, related organizations and Ministry of Health as sample copy. Similarly, each of the participants from sub-health post/health post who participated in the primary eye care training were supplied with the books as reference book in primary eye care. The books basically deal with the major blinding conditions, problem of blindness & existing services available, sign/symptoms of eye diseases, primary treatment and referral of eye patients to the nearby eye hospital, etc.

Development & Distribution of Primary Eye Care Kit Box:
Eye Care Kit Boxes were also distributed at each of the sub health post/health post after providing primary eye care training to the health post in-charges.

Primary Eye Care Training for Integration:
A total of 54 health post and sub health post in-charges received three days primary eye care training. Among the total participants, 29 received a refresher course for three days and 25 health workers received initial training.
 

  • February 10 2010
    The foundation Stone Laying Ceremony for the hospital “Dr. Ram Prasad Pokhrel Eye Hospital” will be held on March 22nd, 2010 at Dhankuta, Nepal.


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