Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust

Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

About us

Mission/Vision
To work towards freedom from preventable and curable blindness

Background
The organisation was founded as a volunteer driven public health initiative in 1977. Realizing the large burden of avoidable blindness, the trust decided to take on blindness prevention and cure in a structured form from 1985. It was also realised that majority requiring treatment were from disadvantaged and rural communities. Today our sustainable model of eye care enables 150000 vision-restoring surgeries with beneficiaries identified through outreach.

Dr R V Ramani, Founder and Managing Trustee, Sankara Eye Care Institutions, India graduated from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Driven by a social purpose he was able to motivate likeminded people from across the social spectrum to become a part of the Sankara movement. A Rotarian, he has been recognised by various national and international awards including the Role Model of India Award. Dr Ramani is an advisor on health care to CII and also on the Vision 2020 advisory body established by Government of India.

Total Receipts for 2016-2017 is INR 1445873571
Total Payments for 2016-2017 is INR 1386153783

Activities and reach for the latest full Financial Year
No of patient treated for cataract: 141366
No of school children screened for eye defects: 262938
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Causes we work on

  • Health Care

Awards won

  • In 2017
  • SEFI was awarded the Spirit of Humanity Award 2017 by the Americares India Community eye care services In 2016
  • SEFI was awarded the Global Performance Excellence Awards by the National Quality Organizations in Asian and Pacific Rim countries
  • China Quality Health Care Services In 2016
  • Dr R.V. Ramani - Founder & Managing Trustee
  • SEFI was awarded the Regional Achivement Award by the International Agency for Prevention of blindness Erdicating blindness from rural India In 2016
  • Bharath Balasubramaniam was awarded the Eye Health Leaders for 2014 by the International Agency for Prevention of blindness Improving quality and efficiency of eye care delivery In 2014
  • SEFI was awarded the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award 2014 by the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Trust Overall Quality Excellence
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Contact Details

  • No.16A, Sankara Eye Hospital Street, Sathy Road, Sivanandapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641035
  • 4224236789
  • icare@sankaraeye.com
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