Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra
Nav Bharat Jagriti Kendra
School Eye Screening Camp by Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hospital
22 May 2022, Deoghar: NBJK run Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hopital, Deoghar has organized school eye screening camp at Deoghar Public School, Kunda.
This ensured eye checkup for 234 students and identified 29 among them with Cataract. They have been referred to the base hospital for surgery.
With support of Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation, VRBEH was launched on 10 October 2021 as 4th unit of LNJP Eye Hospital after Hazaribagh, Dumka and Gaya.
Vimla Ramkrishna Bajaj Eye Hopital is performing well with 8503 OPD and 2174 Cataract surgeries till March’22. It caters eye patients from Deoghar, Giridih, Jamui, Lakhisarai and Banka districts of Jharkhand-Bihar.
Eye Screening Camp held at Chalkusha
19 May 2022, Chalkusha (Hazaribagh): Under Netra Vasant-Rural Eye Health program by Sightsavers in collaboration with NPCB, JSLPS & NBJK, Eye Screening Camp has been organized by LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh) at Chalkusha panchayat bhawan.
It listed total 74 OPD, out of which 09 patients were PwDs also. 03 such physically challenged persons have received spectacles due to refractive errors while Cataract was detected with 16 eye patients. They will get free of cost surgery at LNJPEH.
Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPM-REH), Mr. Praveen Kumar (Optometrist), Mr. Raju Kumar (Mobilizer), Mr. Ranjeet Kumar (OA, Barkattha) and Mr. Kedar Kumar (BPM, JSLPS) have contributed to eye camp.
Women Get Tailoring Teachers Training
17 May 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Under NBJK run Usha Silai School program with support of Usha Inernational Ltd., Adopt Silai School Teachers Training has been initiated on 16th May for 06 women from Hazaribagh, Munger and Khagariya districts.
Mr. Girija Satish (President, NBJK) inaugurated this 7 days residential training and said that women can achieve financial self-sustainability by dexterity in garments making. He suggested the trainees to use their learnt skills constantly and to keep patience till desired success comes. On this occasion, Mr. Felix Tirkey (Program Manager, UIL) termed the program as an effort with NBJK towards women empowerment.
During this training, the trainees will be imparted knowledge about various parts of sewing machine, it’s maintenance, designing-cutting-stitching of different garments & life skills etc. After successful completion, each trainee will be provided certificate, signage board of Usha Silai School, guidebook and new sewing machine, so that they can start Usha Silai School at their respective places to offer paid service as a trainer-cum tailor.
Mrs. Nusrat Parveen (Trainer, UIL), Mr. Balveer Sharma (Service Engineer, UIL) and Mr. Shailesh Kumar (Program Coordinator, NBJK) contribute to the event.
Skill Development Training to Visually Impaired Children on Braille & ICT
02 May 2022, Amrit Nagar (Hazaribagh): Under Inclusive Education Project of Sightsavers and with support of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Skill Development Training upon Braille & Information-Communication-Technology for visually impaired children is going on at NBJK co-ordination office campus.
These children are students of Government schools from different blocks of Hazaribagh district. The training started on 19th April and children learn life skills, Braille script and different ICT devices like daisy player, mobile phone, laptop etc to make their academic performance better. For their practice, the project has provided Braille kits, abacuses and reading-writing materials to the students of class 1-5, made available mobile phones, daisy players and e-books for the children of class 6-8 while the students of class 9-12 have been supported with laptops & audio books. In evening time, the trainee children join special recreational activities also.
Mr. Satyajit Singh (District Project Co-ordinator, Sightsavers) who himself a physically challenged person, says about Sightsavers’ initiative like development of visually challenged children’s course books in Braille script. As the resource person Ms. Mala Yadav and Mr. Paaras Kumar (Dist. IE Facilitator, Sightsavers) play important role in the training that will end on 3rd May.
Vision Centre Inaugurated at Charhi Primary Health Centre
28 April 2022, Charhi (Hazaribagh): A new Vision Centre has been initiated at Primary Health Centre, Charhi in Churchu block of Hazaribagh district with support of Hazaribagh District Hospital, Sightsavers and NBJK under Rural Eye Health Programme-Netra Vasant by Sightsavers & NBJK.
Dr. (Mrs.) Poonam Ekka (Block Medical Officer In-charge) inaugurated the Vision Centre and mentioned about its usefulness for resourceless eye patients from rural areas. She thanked Sightsavers-NBJK for this noble work, assured for all possible co-operation and said that the Ophthalmic Assistant of this Vision Centre should be deputed at Churchu PHC on Friday every week so that more eye patients could be benefitted simultaneously.
Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPM, Sightsavers), Ms. Shweta Kumari (Oph. Asst. & In-charge, Charhi Vision Centre), Mr. Ranjeet Kumar (In-charge, Barkattha Vision Centre), Mrs. Anju Devi, Mr. Bhawesh Kumar (BPM, JSLPS), Mr. Sikandar Kumar-Mrs. Narendar Kaur (both Cluster Co-ordinators, JSPS) and 11 cadres of JSLPS were present on the occasion. Also 45 Sahiya/ASHA Didis of Churchu block have attended the inaugural function.
Mr. Kirti Rawat (Sightsavers) has requested all to send people to this Vision Centre so that eye patients, especially Cataract patients can get proper treatment.
Today total 26 OPD took place at the Vision Centre while 7 found with Cataract and referred LNJP Eye Hospital, Bahera (Chauparan, Hazaribagh).
NBJK Delivers Health Facility at Villages
27 April 2022, Hazaribagh: Since June of last year a unique initiative from NBJK to provide relief to sick persons is going on through free of cost medical consultation & medicines by organizing five health camps everyday on six working days each week.
Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK) said that more than 40,000 patients could get treatment and around 70,000 people including PwDs have been vaccinated against Covid with help of about 600 health camps organized under Covid Outreach program by the organization.
These health camps are being organized systematically across all blocks of Hazaribagh district, took place two times in all 16 blocks and currently third phase of such camps continues successfully.
Mr. Rajeev Singh (Program Manager, NBJK) has informed that at present out of our 5 medical teams, 3 teams are involved in Katkamdaag block while 2 teams are active in Barkattha and Tatijhariya blocks. Every team is comprised of one doctor, one ANM, one optometrist and a mobilizer.
These health camps have benefitted men, women-children suffering from blood pressure, diabetes, cold-cough, fever, gynaecological as well as eye problems and 300 plus cataract detected patients have bee referred to NBJK run LNJP Eye Hospital, Chauparan (Hazaribagh).
Many donor agencies like Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Foundation, Amit Chandra Foundation, Schroders, Blackstone, Action Village India, GiveIndia, AID, Vision 2020 have supported this big scaled public health safety campaign.
Eye Screening Camp & Free Cataract Surgeries by LNJP Eye Hospital, Gaya
17 April 2022, Gaya: NBJK run LokNayak JayPrakash Eye Hospital, Kajha (Wazirganj, Gaya) has organized eye screening camp at Shree Shiksha Niketan Kids Play School near Khatkachak turn, Naili road, Gaya.
The teachers have greeted hospital staff with body clothing & flowers. The camp ensured about 100 OPD of school children, parents & others with eye checkup as well as medicines for free.
Mr. Santosh Kumar (Office Manager, LNJPEH Kajha) informed that around one dozen persons have been detected with cataract and they will avail surgery including other facilities free of cost at the eye hospital. We will organize more camps to provide eye care services to people, Ms. Mausam Kumari (Optometrist, LNJPEH) said.
On this occasion, Mrs. Poonam Sinha (Principal, SSNKPS) expressed gratitude towards LNJPEH Kajha management for organizing eye camp & cataract operations. Local TV channel news of event available at:
On the other hand from Hazaribagh, Mr. Karunanidhi (Manager In-charge, LNJPEH Bahera) updated about a Thanks Letter to hospital’s management from Mr. Nageshwar Pd. Kushwaaha (Central Chairman, Kahtiyani Pariwar Kalyan Samiti & Jharkhand State President, Akhil Bhartiya Kushwaha Kshatriya Mahasabha) after his successful cataract surgery.
Farewell Ceremony for Class X Girls
14 April 2022, Sarauni (Hazaribagh Sadar): At the Remedial Coaching Centre of village-Sarauni, junior students organized a farewell function for class 10 girls appearing through board examination now.
The juniors sang valediction song, conveyed their best wishes to outgoing students, gifted them document file with pen and arranged breakfast on this occasion.
Mr. Abhay Kumar (Supervisor, AVI Girls’ Education project) and Mr. Vicky Kumar (Teacher, RCC) were present during farewell ceremony and encouraged students to achieve good result in examination. Mr. Abhay Kumar said about the objective of RCCs as quality expansion of girls’ education in rural areas and suggested all to get maximum benfit from the centre.
The departing girls have thanked RCC, its teacher and NBJK for providing them opportunity of free extra tuition on school subjects like science, maths & English. Also they advised their juniors for more concentration upon study.
With support of Action Village India, this RCC has been running since April last year and excluding 12 girls of first batch for class 10, total 45 school girls of class 7, 8 and 9 are enrolled here.
Basic Health Checkup-cum-Eye Screening Camp
05 April 2022, Hazaribagh: With support of Sightsavers, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society and Blackstone, NBJK has organized a Basic Health Checkup-cum-Eye Screening for staff of JSLPS at Paradise Hall Dakbangla.
This ensured 198 OPD, identified 65 with refractive errors as well as other patients of fever, cough & cold, sugar and blood pressure. Glasses have been prescribed and medicines were given to the needys.
Mr. Satish Girija (Secretary, NBJK), Dr. Jitendra Kumar (Sr. Prog. Manager, Sightsavers), Mr. Kirti Rawat (DPM, Sightsavers), Mrs. Shanti Marandi (DPM, JSLPS), Ms. Sarita Kumari (CBM, JSLPS) and 201 workers of JSLPS have participated in the event.
Dr. Jitendra Kumar mentioned about mission & vision of Sigtsavers, expressed commitment of cataract blindness backlog free Hazaribagh district and informed about almost completion of Covid vaccination of PwDs in the district. Mr. Satish Girija has thanked Sightsavers, JSLPS and Blackstone for the endeavor and said that the campaign to make Hazaribagh free from cataract has been started in Katkamsandi & Chauparan blocks.
Dr. P. R. Prasad, Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Mrs, Neelam Khalkho, Mrs. Kunti Kumari, Mr. Mohsin Raza, Mr. Shivam Kumar, Mr. Ravindra Sinha, Mr. Raju Rajak and Mr. Sujit Mishra have comprised the medical team.
Remedial Coaching Centers Ease English, Science & Maths for School Girls
01 April 2022, Hazaribagh: With support of UTI Mutual Fund, NBJK run Remedial Coaching Centers are empowering more than 1000 girl children educationally at the villages in Sadar, Daroo and Churchu blocks of Hazaribagh district.
There are 30 RCCs to cater school girls of VIII, IX & X classes with free extra tuition upon comparatively difficult subjects like English, Science & Maths for two & half hours before or after school hours as per convenience of the students on every working day.
At each center, a competent teacher takes classes and facilitates the girls to take interest in those school subjects. This endeavor helps girls from not only the village where RCC is located but many others from nearby villages also.
Such facility matters a lot in rural areas where girl children are unable to get tuition at distant places because of financial problem, communication shortage and social restrictions. These RCCs are supposed to make qualitative improvement in academic result for school girls live in villages.