Free Cataract Surgeries Provided to the Economically Disadvantaged on World Health Day
Kolkata, April 2023:
AM Medical Centre, Kolkata, in collaboration with YFLO, and with financial support from the Emami Foundation, was pleased to announce a collaborative initiative to provide free cataract surgeries for indigent patients on the occasion of World Health Day.
The surgeries will be performed by a team of experienced ophthalmologists at AM Medical Centre, a renowned medical facility known for its expertise in eye care, dentistry, and cosmetic gynecology. This initiative will ensure that patients receive top-quality medical care with the latest technology and techniques.
Apurup Kumar Singh, Head of the CSR activities, Emami Foundation noted: “It’s a great initiative from YFLO & AM Medical Centre, we’re happy to collaborate with them in terms of providing them with a platform to serve the needy. The Emami Foundation is doing a lot of cataract surgeries but our reach has been limited through such collaborative initiatives we will e able to increase our reach to a greater number of patients and will be able to reach out to more number of patients so that we can get a chance through our CSR to be able to make a more impactful difference to a larger number of people”,
Priyanka Agarwal, Chairperson of YFLO Kolkata, said, I’m extremely happy to be a part of this “collaboration with the AM Medical Centre for ‘Elevate your Vision’; which undertakes cataract eye operations for the underprivileged, and to bring a change in our society, to restore the vision of these neediest patients and provide them with a better future.”
Dr. Moon Chattaraj, Director of the AM Medical Centre, and herself a renowned Prosthodontist & Implantologist noted: “The AM Medical Centre is just not a daycare unit, or a hospital, or a wellness centre where we treat only certain groups of patients. Our motto is to help all those despite their socio-economic status as we believe that everyone deserves access to quality healthcare, and we are proud to contribute towards building a fairer and healthier world. Our vision is to help people and through these philanthropic acts, we commit to making a positive impact on the health and well-being of our community. So the notion of helping people isn’t restricted only for financial gains, but we also extend our hands so that a large number of our healthy”.
Ankita Chitlangia, Jr. Vice Chair & Executive Committee, YFLO Kolkata, stated, “We’re very grateful for the collaboration with AM Medical Centre, that we’ve planned a number of activities for this year for the underprivileged. Along with the cataract surgeries, we are also planning to do a dental check-up for school children.”
