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An Appeal
Sub : Request for Philanthropic support for "KG Crusade Against Childhood Blindness"
According to the World Health Organisation, an estimated 1.5 million children worldwide are blind, of which two thirds (1 million) are in Asia. The leading etiology is corneal apacification (complete blindness) caused by measles and use of traditional eye medicines. The other contributory factors are visual impairment due to unconnected refractive errors, retinal conditions, congenital anomalies and glaucoma. An estimated one hundred children lose their sight every week in India. Nearly 50% of such cases are either treatable or preventable. Poor nutrition, Vitamin A deficiency, measles and premature birth are among the leading causes.
Childhood Blindness is one of the main priorities in VISION 2020. The Right for Sight for blind children assumes importance for the following reasons:
- causes of blindness in children differ much from causes in adults are require different strategies
- delay in treatment of childhood blindness may result in amblyopia
- treatment requires specific training, knowledge, skills and equipment
- the number of 'blind years' in children is much greater compared to blindness occurring in adults
- blind children have a high death rate
Blind children have a lifetime of blindness ahead, which affects their opportunities for education, employment and earing potential. Early onset adversely affects their social and emotional development.
Analyzing the gravity of blindness among poor children, KG Hospital run by K. GOVINDASWAMY NAIDU MEDICAL TRUST, has embarked upon a massive programme titled "KG CRUSADE AGAINST CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS".
The prime objective of the programme is to prevent childhood blindness among poor children of rural villages in TamilNadu and performing the requisite surgery or administering the requisite medications for correction of vision. The hospital aims to achieve this objective with the benevolent support of well wishers and kind hearted philanthropists.
I am pleased to inform you that the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Government of India, has accorded approval for this Project, vide Notification No. 708(E) dated 25.5.2005. As per this notification, all contributions made to the Project are eligible for 100% deduction from income under Section 35AC of the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961.
I appeal to you, the viewers of our website, to kindly contribute your mite in support of our project "KG CRUSADE AGAINST CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS" and join us in the noble cause, so that large number of poor children could be screened and appropriate actions initiated for correcting their vision problems at an early stage.
Your payment may be made in favour of "K. GOVINDASWAMY NAIDU MEDICAL TRUST" payable at Coimbatore.
Dr. G. Bakthavathsalam
Chairman
KG Hospital & Post Graduate Medical Institute &
K. Govindaswamy Naidu Medical Trust
KG Foundation
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