The National Eye Donation Fortnight is celebrated every year during August 25^th – September 8^th. The campaign is to create awareness and promote the importance of pledging an eye donation. As a part of it, Department of Ophthalmology, Navodaya Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Raichur conducted different activities to promote eye donation awareness among different sections of people.

Eye Donation Awareness programme in Veer Anjaneya Kalyan Mantapa, Jalal Nagar, Raichur on 24^th August 2025 by Dr Vadikari Lavan Kumar and Postgraduates – Dr Geetamma and Dr Vilas

Eye Donation Awareness programme at Brahma kumaris Centre , Raichur on 24^th August 2025 by Postgraduates – Dr Maharajah, Dr Hemalatha and Dr Sushmitha

Eye Donation Awareness programme in Poornima Ayurvedic College, Raichur on 25^th August 2025 by Dr Apoorva D and Postgraduates Dr Niveditha and Dr Sushmitha

Eye Donation Awareness programme in Government Degree College, Raichur on 25^th August 2025 by Postgraduates – Dr Vilas and Dr Apoorva Reddy.

Awareness programme was organised for housekeeping and maintenance staff of Navodaya institutes on 29^th August 2025 in the Department of Ophthalmology

Radio talk was given by Dr Kanchana on Eye Donation Awareness and it was aired on 2^nd September 2025 by All India Radio, Raichur.

Guest lecture on “Eye Donation Awareness and Keratoplasty” by Dr Vaibhav Kandhuri, Cornea Consultant was conducted for House surgeons of Navodaya Medical College on 4^th September 2025.

Department of Ophthalmology, NMCH & RC conducts “PUBLIC RALLY” successfully to create awareness and to promote the importance of pledging an eye donation

As a part of 40^th National Eye Donation Fortnight to promote health education regarding Eye donation among general public, Department of Ophthalmology, Navodaya Medical College Hospital and research centre carried out a Public Rally from Navodaya Campus to Raichur Railway station on 08/09/2025. Rally was started after a brief Inagraution at 8am.

Dr.B.Devanand, Dean, NMCH & RC, Dr Arun K N, Medical superintendent, NMCH&RC, Prof. Suthana Kumari, Principal, Navodaya College of Nursing and Dr Anupama T, Prof. &  HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, NMCH &RC participated in the rally. Staff from Department of Ophthalmology Prof. Dr Sharanabasamma, Prof. Dr Reshma, Dr Kanchana B K, Dr Vadikari Lavan Kumar, Dr Shwetha G and Dr Apoorva D, Postgraduates of Ophthalmology Department were among the others who participated in the rally.

Around 200 MBBS students, 100 nursing students and optometry students enthusiastically participated in the rally and made it successful. 3^rd MBBS students delivered their interest in the rally by preparing play cards about Eye Donation awareness.

Dr Devanand T spoke about the importance of vision and eye donation and requested the public to pledge their eyes as one donor can give vision to four people. He congratulated Department of Ophthalmology, NMCH & RC for successfully carrying out rally for such Noble cause. He thanked public authorities for giving permission and peacefully organising the rally.

Dr Arun Kumar emphasised about organ donation especially about eye donation and also asked to utilize the Cornea, Glaucoma, Retina, Cataract and Eye bank services available in the department of ophthalmology, NMCH & RC, Raichur.

Dr Anupama T on behalf of Department of Ophthalmology thanked Hon’ble Chairman, Shri S R Reddy, Navodaya Educational Trust, Dr Devanand, Dean, NMCH & RC, Dr Arun K N, Medical Superintendent, NMCH&RC and everyone who supported in carrying out the activities to promote awareness on Eye Donation. She also thanked prof. Suthanakumari, Principal, Navodaya College of Nursing for encouraging her staff and students to participate in the rally. She congratulated all the students who actively took part in this rally.

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