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1 Million+ Children Screened, 1 Million+ Children Achieving their Dreams

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Seva Foundation
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There are 19 million children worldwide under the age of 15 who live with impaired vision. In 2018, moved by this alarming statistic, Seva made a commitment to screen 1 million children and provide all necessary follow-up care by December 2020. This major undertaking was supported by Seva’s corporate partner, MODO, and other Seva supporters.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Children, MODO, Pediatric
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14-year-old Shakeela could now see everything she had been missing!

Posted on September 29, 2020June 7, 2022 by Seva Foundation
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For most of her life, Shakeela Bibi did not realize she had a vision problem. A 14-year old girl living in Pakistan, Shakeela had to drop out of school after two years because she could not keep up with her peers. She had trouble reading the blackboard and would copy off of other students’ notes instead.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Buner, Children, Pakistan, Pediatric, Shakeela, Tehsil Eye Care Center
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A conversation with Dr. Ashwini Kumar, a pediatric ophthalmologist in India

Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Seva Foundation

We believe that all children should be able to play, learn, and grow. Unfortunately, according to the World Health Organization, an estimated 1.4 million children globally are blind, and 19 million live with some form of visual impairment. At Seva, we know that to create a world free of avoidable childhood blindness, we must screen children for vision impairment as early as possible and identify and provide treatment to those in need. This means meeting and screening children where they are – at schools, at home, and in their community.

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2020 Fall Newsletter, Seva Foundation Children, Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, India, ophthalmologists, Pediatric, Project Drishti, Vrindavan, World Health Organization
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