Joining Hands With Health & Family Welfare Department, Govt. Of Gujarat For Eye Care
Recently during Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2019, TEC has signed an MOU with Health & Family Welfare Department of Govt. of Gujarat for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) screening in rural and urban population using Tele-medicine.
Diabetic Retinopathy is the leading cause of Avoidable blindness among working-age diabetics worldwide - however, early detection and timely treatment can reduce the risk of preventable blindness by 95%.
Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) free India initiative has been successfully running for last 1 year in various CHCs PHCs and UHCs of govt. setup using fundus camera. We have extended this program to various departments like police, education, transport; Jilla Panchyat, Gandhinagar; Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and banks.
