‘Take cue from Puneeth Rajkumar: Eye donation should become people’s movement’
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Bengaluru: “There is a need to create more awareness about Eye Donation and make it a people’s movement,” said Health and Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar.
Speaking at the 125th anniversary celebration of Minto Eye Hospital Dr Sudhakar said that “Actor Puneeth Rajkumar’s eye donation has helped four people to get vision. The technology is so advanced that we can now give vision to four people using eyes of a single person. About 3-4 crore people in our country suffer from blindness. So we need to increase the number of people who come forward to donate their eyes. It is a blessing to be able to provide vision to four people even after death. Even CM Basavaja Bommai has pledged to donate his organs. Even I had pledged to donate my eyes last year. We need to make it a people’s movement,” said Dr Sudhakar.
When pandemic was at its peak, Victoria and Minto hospitals were reserved for Covid treatment. Now, they are reopened for regular treatment. People can now avail necessary treatment without any hesitation, he added.
Minto Eye hospital has now entered its 125th year due to the hard work of many doctors, nursing and other staff from many decades. Being home to such a historic institution is a matter of pride for our state. Started in 1896 as a small dispensary Minto Hosoital has now served for 125 years. The hospital has treated people for about 125 years from plague to recent Covid-19. About 500-800 people come to OPD everyday and about 10,000 surgeries are carried out every year, added minister.
Covid-19 vaccination
State has achieved coverage of 89% in first dose and 48% in second dose. People should not neglect to take second dose within prescribed time as both the doses are necessary to get maximum protection against the virus. We must not let our guard down until the pandemic is completely eradicated, said Dr Sudhakar.
Union govt will soon start applying vaccines for children. We will provide vaccination to children based on priority as we have already identified kids with vulnerabilities through Arogya Nandana program. State has already administered about 6.75 crore vaccine doses and we have now streamlined the entire process, said minister.
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