Geta Hospital's old blue bus does double duty for vision testing at a Seva eye camp in the western hill of Nepal. Photo courtesy of Susan Erdmann
Seva needs a magic bus!
Seva Canada is raising funds to purchase a new TATA bus for Geta Eye Hospital that will be used to perform everyday miracles.
The bus will transport surgical eye care teams to remote regions of western Nepal to conduct 10-12 surgical eye camps and 20-30 eye screening camps annually. The bus will also be used to transport patients to and from Geta Eye Hospital.
The western hill districts of Nepal form one of the poorest and most inaccessible regions of the world. There’s a high rate of preventable and treatable blindness.
Restoring a person’s sight is one of the most cost-effective ways of reducing poverty according to the World Health Organization.
Geta Eye Hospital, located in Dhangarhi in the SW corner of Nepal, provides eye care to this part of country but relies on an old blue bus that is over 10 years old and is constantly breaking down. It needs to be replaced urgently.
Seva is seeking support to provide a new 25-passenger TATA bus for the hospital at a cost of $17,300. Generous donors have provided $11,720 so far, so we have just $5,580 left to raise.
Seva Canada has been providing eye care in Nepal since 1982 and has helped create one of the most comprehensive eye care programs in the world, through partnerships with the Government of Nepal, the World Health Organization and other international organizations.
“Seva has worked to make Nepal fully sustainable in eye care. I cannot imagine the present sight restoration program in Nepal without Seva.” — Dr. S.P. Dhital, Founding Director, Lumbini Eye Hospital
To learn more about the bus and how you can help, please contact 604-713-6622.
