WHAT DOES THE FOUNDATION DO?

• The Foundation’s eye care services are now being provided in all prisons of Maharashtra
• The Foundation secures necessary permission for each camp and all evaluation & treatments are done under supervision and guidance of the respective prison authorities
• Patients requiring corrective vision glasses are provided with one
• Medication is provided to patients diagnosed with any infection
• Those requiring surgeries are scheduled according to prison treatment system at an approved hospital
• Foundation team ensures that there is no spill over due to lack of doctors, appointments, or medical supplies
• The secondary benefits communicated to the Foundation by the authorities as a result of the activity are:
  • The inmates are now more active in reading books, periodicals and newspapers from the library
  • The incidence of infighting has reduced as inmates are now occupied in productive work.
  • Inmate record improved as they were not creating trouble
  • This has also relieved unnecessary stress on the overworked prison staff