Page 30 - Reliance Foundation Annual Report 2021-22
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Focused


                                                                  healthcare



                                                                  programmes




                                                                  Reliance Foundation Drishti

                                                                  – providing the gift of vision

              Raising awareness on                                Corneal transplants and vision care

              key concerns                                        Drishti seeks to restore vision of members of India's
                                                                  most underprivileged communities in partnership
                                                                  with the National Association for the Blind (NAB),
              Reliance Foundation educated young women and girls   Aravind Eye Care and Sankara Eye Foundation.
              in Nagothane and Jamnagar about menstrual hygiene   In 2021-22, Drishti reached the 20,000 corneal
              on 28 May, World Menstrual Hygiene Day. It also     transplant milestone. Also during this year, more than
              conducted menstrual hygiene sessions for more than   2,500 vision related consultations were conducted
              350 girls studying in schools in Kashmir and Viratnagar,   in screening camps. In all, 1,67,237 vision screening
              Rajasthan. In collaboration with Sewa International,   consultations have been conducted since the inception
              toilets, water connections and overhead tanks were   of the programme and over 15,865 people have been
              installed in two schools in Kangpokpi and Imphal    provided spectacles free of cost.
              in Manipur.

              On 14 November, World Diabetes Day, it held
              a screening camp in Jamnagar. It also conducted
              awareness events about the importance of CPR while
              observing World Heart Day on 29 September
              in Nagothane.

              Reliance Foundation continued advocating for nutrition
              in underprivileged communities. In Shahdol, as part
              of POSHAN Maah, it organised three awareness-cum-
              health check-up camps for adolescent girls. Those
              found to be anaemic were provided supplements. In
              Jamnagar and Dwarka districts, HIV/AIDS-affected
              children were given nutritional kits.

              Promoting blood                                     Raising awareness about eye donation
                                                                  Reliance Foundation has been conducting the
              donation drives                                     Drishti Art Competition since 2004 and the Drishti
                                                                  Essay Competition since 2008 for the children
                                                                  and grandchildren of Reliance employees to raise
              Reliance Foundation continued to work with blood    awareness about eye donation.
              banks and collected 77,500+ units of blood. This
              has helped 2+ lakh people including thalassemia     Bringing news and knowledge to individuals
              patients, army personnel, jail inmates and BPL card   with visual impairment
              holders. It also conducted free health check-up camps   In association with NAB, Reliance Foundation publishes
              for thalassemia patients and awareness camps to     India's only fortnightly international Braille newspaper
              encourage voluntary donation.                       in Hindi. Drishti newspaper completed a decade of
                                                                  publication this year, covering news and updates from
                                                                  the world of sports, business, education, current affairs
                                                                  and entertainment.

                                                                  Before COVID-19, the paper had around 24,000
                                                                  individuals with visual impairment readers across India
                                                                  and 15 other countries. After briefly halting due to the
                                                                  pandemic, the printing resumed and circulation as well as
                                                                  readership crossed pre-pandemic levels by March 2022.

                                                                  On World Braille Day (January 4), Reliance Foundation
                                                                  published and distributed a Braille table calendar to the
                                                                  readers. Drishti annual essay competition for individuals
                                                                  with visual impairment readers was also held.


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