School Screening Camp by LNJP Eye Hospital, Dumka

28 July 2022, Jamtara: NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Dumka has organized a school screening camp at Rajkiyakrit (Government) +2 High School, Majhladih at Fatehpur block in Jamtara district.

Total 377 students have availed eye checkup and 13 among them have been provided spectacles because of hypermetropia. This eye care service was free of cost under CBM supported Inclusive Eye Health program by LNJPEH, Dumka.

Mr. Uttam Kumar Mandal (Headmaster) & other teachers have fully cooperated to arrange the affairs. Mr. Rajkumar Ghosh (VT), Mr. Vishnu Kumar (OA) and other support staffs from LNJPEH contributed to the event.

LNJP Eye Hospital, Kajha Conducts Eye Health Training to ASHAs & Screening to School Children

28 July 2022, Wazirganj & Fatehpur (Gaya): As the activities of Inclusive Eye Health project with support of CBM, NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Kajha (Wazirganj) has provided an orientation training upon Eye Screening & Referral for ASHAs at Wazirganj Primary Health Center on 28th July.

Total 53 ASHAs have participated in this training. An optometrist & support staffs were resource persons in the event.

Before that on 25th July, a school screening camp held at Baghahi Primary School in Fatehpur block. A medical team from LNJPEH Kajha reached there for eye screening of the school children.

Total 64 children went through their eye checkup and 02 have been identified with refractive error.

These events contributed to mass awareness towards eye care at grassroots.

Girls Basketball Tournament at Surekha Prakash Bhai Public School

25 July 2022, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh): NBJK run & CBSE affiliated Surekha Prakash Bhai Public School has organized Basketball Tournament for its girl students. Ms. Rina Pandey (Principal, SPBPS) inaugurated the event by toss.

First two matches have been played as Tagore House vs. Subhash House and Gandhi House against JP House. Subhash House and JP House emerged as winners against their opposing teams with 4.2 & 6.2 points respectively. Final match was played between Subhash House and JP House, in which Subhash House declared as winner by 4.2 points. The very honor of the “Player of the Tournament” went to Srishti Singh from JP House.

The school teachers like Mr. Rakesh Ranjan (PTI), Mr. Umesh L. Bhagat and Mr. Santosh Chaurasiya have contributed as match referees while Mrs. Farhat Jehan, Mrs. Shweta Yadav and Mrs. Purnima Singh have worked hard as the coaches of participating teams.

The Principal has honored the players & teams as well as boosted their spirits. She said that soon we will send our girls’ basketball team to participate in a district level inter-school tournament.

Eye Screening Camps & Sahiya Training by Vimla Ramakrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital

25 July 2022, Deoghar-Giridih: NBJK run Vimla Ramakrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar  has organized eye screening camps frequently in rural areas of Deoghar & Giridih districts.

During the period of 17 – 25 July, it organized 18 eye screening camps at Bajto,Lakhanua, Tilona, Jhundi, Harkatta, Medinipur, Gauripur, Simpur, Pipratand, Ledha, Piprasol, Bharwa, Katghari etc villages of Madhupur, Mohanpur, Devipur, Bengabad, Giridih Sadar blocks and 536 people went through their eye checkup.

163 patients with Cataract, 161 with Refractive Error and 24 with other complications have been detected while 28 referred to base hospital and 53 availed medicines in these camps.

Also on 20th July, a training camp held for Sahiya didis/ASHAs at Mohanpur CHC. Besides camps, it ensured community awareness and household screening.

SPBPS Students Passed CBSE Exams with Flying Colors

22-23 July 2022, Bahera (chauparan, Hazaribagh): The students of NBJK run & CBSE affiliated Surekha Prakash Bhai Public School, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh) have secured 100% result in class X & XII.

Total 203 students (girls-69, boys-134) appeared for class X exam and 11 (girls-4, boys-7) came out with 90% & above, 30 (girls-13, boys-17) with 80% & above, 54 (girls-16, boys-38) with 70% & above, 70 (girls-24, boys-46) with 60% & above, 32 (girls-12, boys-20) with 50% & above and 6 (only boys) with 40% & above marks.

Among top 10 students, Nitesh Kr. Gupta stood as topper with 97% marks followed by Sachin Kr. (93%), Saurav Kr. (93%), Ankit Kr. Chourasiya (92%), Nitin Kr. Mahto (92%), Prince Kr. Prajapati (91%), Amlesh Kr. Saw (91%), Eshita Sarkar (91%), Amisha Kumari (90%) and Kalpana Nayak (90%).

For Class XII (Science & Commerce streams) exam, total 42 students (girls-19, boys-23) have appeared and 8 (girls-3, boys-5) passed with 90% & above marks while 17 (girls-7, boys-10) with 80% & above, 11 (girls-6, boys-5) with 70% & above, 5 (girls-3, boys-2) with 60% & above and 1 (boy) with 50% & above have marked their result.

Ishita Jain is the topper with 97% marks backed by Bittu Raj (94%), Jaykant Mishra (94%), Rishita Rashi (93%), Abhishek Shekhar (92%), Nikhil Kr. (91%), Anshu Priya (90%), Vivek Chandravanshi (90%), Snehil Raj (89%) and Satyam Kumar (89%) in the group of top ten.

Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK), Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK), Mr. Gandharv Gaurav (Program Director, NBJK), Mr. Anand Abhinav (Program Director, NBJK), Ms Rina Pandey (Principal, SPPBS) and all teachers have greeted the students upon their magnificent success and conveyed best wishes for their bright future!!

Guest Lecture for Trainees at MRTC, Giridih

21 July 2021, Giridih: Under Young India project with support of UTI Mutual Fund, NBJK run Mission Rozgar Training Center, Giridih has organized guest lecture event for its trainees.

Mr. Mithun Raj (Teacher, Mangrodih High School) shared his views before the youths on this occasion. He inspired MRTC trainees and put examples from own life about importance of positive attitude towards constructive changes. Also he interacted with the audience by either putting or inviting questions to make a live discourse.

At end of the session, the trainees, Ms. Rumana Azmat (Center Co-ordinator) and faculty members have expressed their gratitude to Mr. Mithun Raj.

Total 54 trainees from the trades of Basic Computer Applications, Tally, General Duty Assistant and Beautician have attended the lecture.

Eye Screening-cum-Social Security Facilitation Camp for PwDs & Senior Citizens

21 July 2022, Daru (Hazaribagh): NBJK, Sightsavers and JSLPS have organized Eye Screening-cum-Social Security Facilitation Camp for PwDs & Senior Citizens at Irga panchayat bhawan at Daru block office premises.

This ensured eye checkup for 71 patients including 52 Persons with Disabilities. 12 persons were detected with Cataract, consultation for spectacles & medicines given to 09 with Refractive Error and to others suffering from minor eye problems respectively. All Cataract patients will get free surgery at NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh).

Besides this, online forms have been filled up for PwDs still lacking Disability Certificate, Ayushman Card, E-Shram Card, Pension, Insurance etc.

Mrs. Anita Devi (Mukhiya, Irga panchayat), all ward members, Sahiya Didi, Mr. Sunil Rana with Team JSLPS, CC, IRPC, Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPC, REH-Sightsavers), Mr. Deepak Kumar Sharma (SSF, Sightsavers), Mr. Vikas Kumar (LF, JSLPS), Ms. Nidhi Kshetri (DPC, SI-Sighsaver) and Mr. Akash Kumar (Optometrist, LNJPEH) have contributed to the camp.

Meet Mr. Naresh Sijapati, the pedestrian with a Cause!

20 July 2022, Hazaribagh: Today Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) welcomed Mr. Naresh Sijapati, 28 years old young man from Ahmedabad with a tote bag & flex board fixed upon flag stick with tricolor.

He started his walking tour from Mumbai in Maharashtra on 14 June this year and reached to Jharkhand after crossing Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. He will go to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat at last.

This is 5100 km foot-soldiering spanned up to 120 days, but why?

For the cause of migrant laborers, Mr. Naresh says what mentioned on his flex board too. Self-learning and making people aware over the issues of migrant workers are my objective for this journey, he explains further.

As a token support to this courageous social worker, NBJK has arranged food & accommodation at Hazaribagh, Chauparan and Bodh Gaya on his way.

Mr. Naresh Sijapati belongs to a migrant laborer family from Nepal now settled at Ahmedabad. He runs “Panah” an organization there and works with migrant/semi-migrant laborers as providing training, jobs, education support to them & their children.

Vimla Ramakrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital offers Service at People’s Doorstep

19 July 2022, Deoghar-Giridih: Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation supported & NBJK run Vimla Ramakrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital, Deoghar and its associated Vision Center with support of Sightsavers at Bengabad, Giridih have conducted community awareness, household & school screening in villages.

During the period of 03 to 16 July 2022, this covered villages/places like Misarna, Bandha middle school, Khijuriya middle school, Dorhi, Sundari, Sarsa, Sangramlorhiya, Baratand in Deoghar and Tara, Kolhariya, Aalodih, Badwara, Kendumore, Ghutiya, Gahirjor, Julmitand, Barmasiya, Ojhadih in Jamua, Bengabad, Gandey blocks of Giridih districts.

These eye camps have resulted as total 441 OPD and identified 146 patients of Refractive Error, 136 with Cataract, 17 with Pterygium and 31 with other eye problems. The patients suffering from Refractive Error got free consultation for glasses; 35 availed free medicines while remaining have been referred to VRBEH, Deoghar for surgery.

Training on Eye Health for ASHAs & School Screening Camp by LNJP Eye Hospital, Kajha

18 July 2022, Tankuppa (Gaya): NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Kajha (Wazirganj, Gaya) has conducted training on Eye Screening & Referral for Accredited Social Health Activists & frontline health workers.

The training held at Tankuppa PHC under CBM supported Inclusive Eye Health Project and participated by 90 ASHAs with 30 frontline workers associated with the PHC. A senior Optometrist & support staffs from LNJPEH, Kajha have contributed to the event.

As another activity of the same project, eye screening camp for school children was organized at Dakkardas Nawada Madhya Vidyalaya, Gaya. Total 118 students have been screened, 02 found with reflective error and referred to base hospital to get spectacles free of cost. There was no child with Cataract.