Blindness Alleviation Program

Funding Information
(USD)
Total Actual Commitment:
2,736,613 USD
Total Planned Commitment:
2,736,613 USD
Total Actual Disbursements:
404,968 USD
Total Planned Disbursements:
0 USD
Unallocated Disbursements:
2,331,645 USD
TOTAL EXPENDITURES:
2,829,532 USD USD
Additional Information
Project Created By:
hcp@amp.org
Project Modified By:
sghimire@mof.gov.np
Project Created On:
05/03/2017
Created in workspace:
Himalayan Cataract -Team
 
Identification
Project Title: 
Blindness Alleviation Program VALIDATED
ID: 
87238100917210

IATI Identifier: 


Gender Marker: 


Climate Change Relevance: 


Status:  On-Going
Budget Head: 
Status Reason: 

Five year Project 2017-2021,  1st GA-2004, 2nd GA-2010, 3rd GA-2015


Input: 

1.1.1    Eye Health Jingle develop and broadcast on FM radio

1.1.2    E-zine and   Hard copy of news letter develop,  publish and distributed

1.1.3    Patients satisfaction survey ( TIO + HECH)

1.1.4    Community Relation Development  workshops for local people

1.1.5    Symposium on Public Relations conducted

1.1.6    Media Mobilization (tour of media persons, story develop, digital PR writing and publish on TIO website and media).

1.1.7    Guest relations to VIP and VVIPs

1.1.8    Digital PR-equipment and setup

1.2.1    M&E Capacity Building training

1.2.2    Monitoring and Evaluation of Program from SWC and Ministries

1.2.3    DPAC meeting at district levle

1.2.4    Periodic District Monitoring visit

1.2.5    World Sight Day event organization at district level

1.2.6    Support to  Apex Body for Eye Health (ABEH) activities (Workshops and meeting) for eye health policy development

1.3.1    Patient Treated at TIO-Surgi centre(general/subspecialty/Emergency)

1.3.2    Surgery performed at TIO surgi–centre

1.3.3    Procurement and installment of Medical equipment and Instrument

1.3.4    Refreshers training , fellowship, workshops, conferences, seminars attended by Ophthalmologists

1.3.5    Campaign for public awareness of life threatening disease-Retinoblastoma- media and interactive programs with public, health workers and pediatricians to pick up early the diseases

1.3.6    Up gradation of Operation Theatre- training and equipment ; Establish post operative ward at TIO

Research project conducted (Project Names-Timeline):

2.1.1    Telemedicine services for screening of  posterior segment diseases

2.1.2    Congenital glaucoma in a tertiary eye care centre in Nepal

2.1.3    Randomized clinical trial on early versus late silicone tube removal after External Dacrocystorhinostomy under local anesthesia

2.1.4    A pilot study of access of eye health services to people with uncorrected refractive error and  un operated cataract in three Village Development Committees of Nepal

2.1.5    Optical dispensing services in Nepal

2.1.6    Fellowship research

3.1.1    IEC materials produced

3.1.2    Mass condolence ceremony conducted to pay homage to eye Donor

3.1.3    Annual meeting of eye donation society conducted

3.1.4    Annual meeting of Nepal Eye Bank Advisory meeting conducted

3.2.1    Training program conducted for Eye Bank Personnel

3.2.2    Cornea Preservative media purchased for optimal utilization of obtained cornea

3.2.3    Cornea donors consent

3.2.4    Cornea collected

3.2.5    Cornea transplanted

3.2.6    Cornea distributed (for research, to national and international network)

4.1.1    NEP-TIO Clinical staffs (ophthalmologists) participated  in seminar and conferences

4.1.2    NEP-TIO Clinical staffs/technical staff participated in training and observation visits

4.1.3    Management, leadership and social marketing training

4.2.1    Support for OA program by providing scholarship

4.2.2    Observation fellowship for Ophthalmologist

4.2.3    Short term clinical training for ophthalmologists, theatre nurses, eye workers and others

4.2.4    Capacity building and strengthening training department

5.1.1    Patient treated through Six  District CECs (Centre/Periodic Satellite Eye Clinics)

5.1.2    Patient screened and treated through community screening camps.

5.1.3    School screening camps conducted and treatment provided to students.

5.1.4    CEC personnel trained in clinical, administration and management.

5.1.5    Community volunteers trained on Primary eye care training at community.

5.1.6    Surgery performed through OMEC

 

5.2.1    IEC Materials Developed and Distributed in Community (WSD/community Screening)

5.2.2    Radio programs – eye health awareness and World sight day marked.

 

5.3.1    CEC personnel trained in clinical, administration and management training

5.3.2    Organize basic eye care training for FCHVs and School teachers

5.3.3    Organize Primary eye care training for paramedic (HW) to strengthen eye care services and enhance the referral system at community

5.3.4    Organize CECs annual meetings  CEC in- charges and Chairpersons with TIO outreach program management team

5.3.5    Integration of eye care service at one Primary Health Centre (PHC) of Solukhumbu District

 

5.4.1    Procured and Purchased Medical /Office Equipment

 

6.1.1    Patient treated at Hetauda CEH and its outreach services

6.1.2    Surgery performed Hetauda CEH hospital and in OMEC

 

6.2.1    Participants participated in awareness/advocacy programs and Events

6.2.2    Community people oriented/trained on eye care(FCHVs/STs/THs)


Outputs: 

1.1.1    1 Jingle developed and played in FM radio per year

1.1.2    10 Newsletter (bi-annual ) developed and published (E-Zine  and hard copy)

1.1.3    5 Patient satisfaction survey conducted (one in each year), 5 report published in news letter and website of TIO.

1.1.4    Community relation development and coordination workshops conducted at TIO

1.1.5    Symposium on public relation conducted at TIO.

1.1.6    10 Tours of media persons (one at TIO and one at CEC/OMEC per year), story develop, digital PR writing and publish on TIO website and media

1.1.7    Media writing training for PR persons

1.1.8    Training for two persons on digital PR development

1.1.9    Video cameras-1, hard disk for storage- 1, laptop-1, training to PR personals- 2 , camera lens-1 set, SLR camera-1

1.2.1    3 M&E Capacity building training (national/international) conducted and 2 Participation on conference and training program (national/international)

1.2.2    2 Monitoring and Evaluation of Program from SWC and Ministries

1.2.3    CPAC, one MTR and 1 final evaluation of project

1.2.4    80 DPAC (twice a year in 8 districts for 5 years)

1.2.5    70 monitoring visit (twice in a year in 7 districts for 5 years)

1.2.6    5WSD events organized 8 project districts

1.2.7    5 workshops and 5 meeting organized under ABEH

1.3.1    Above 1.358 Million patients treated.

1.3.2    119,400 surgeries performed

1.3.3    Procurement of medical equipment and instruments

1.3.4    11 Ophthalmologist trained inrolled in fellowship on subspecialty (Fellowship: Glaucom-2, Retina-2, Uvea-1, Cornea-2, Pediatric ophthalmology-2, Neuro ophthalmology-1, Orbit and oculoplasty-1) and 8 events on   CME/Workshop/Conference: Glaucoma-2, Retina:-2, Uvea-1, Pediatric Ophthalmology-1, Neuro ophthalmology-2) organized/ attended

1.3.5    Orbit and oculoplasty (media and interactive programs with public, health workers and pediatricians to pick up early the diseases)-5

1.3.6    Up-gradation of one OT, and post-operative ward at TIO,  HR recruitment and training for subspecialty services. 

 

Six research project conducted and published

 

2.1.1    Telemedicine services for screening of  posterior segment diseases

2.1.2    Congenital glaucoma in a tertiary eye care centre in Nepal

2.1.3    Randomized clinical trial on early versus late silicone tube removal after External Dacrocystorhinostomy under local anesthesia

2.1.4    A pilot study of access of eye health services to people with uncorrected refractive error and  un operated cataract in three Village Development Committees of Nepal

2.1.5    Optical dispensing services in Nepal Fellowship research

3.1.1    Eye Bank Tshirt-500, Brushers (Eng)-5000, Brushers (Nepali)-10,000, Poster-200, Stickers- 200, EB promotion audio songs broadcast in FM radio-52 times in a year (weekly-1), IEC materials developed to raise public awareness per year

3.1.2    1 Mass condolence program each year

3.1.3   1 annual meeting of eye bank society conducted per year

3.1.4    1 Annual eye bank advisory committee and 1 corneal society meeting conducted per year

3.2.1    1 Surgeon trained on cornea subspecialty at TIO  and 2 technicians trained from eye institutions to extend the cornea collection program per year by 20%

3.2.2    3,500 Cornea preservatives media will be purchased

3.2.3    1,800 cornea donor consent received

3.2.4    3,500 cornea collected

3.2.5    3,320 cornea tissues harvested suitable for transplantation

3.2.6    3,000 cornea will be distributed transplanted

4.1.1    30 participants (6 persons per year)

4.1.2    54 clinical staffs participated in training and observation visits

4.1.3    22 management/ administration/ FH lab/ maintenance staffs participated in training-

4.2.1    15 Ophthalmic Assistant supported by providing scholarship

4.2.2    MD Resident visited the Utah University

4.2.3    25 MD Residents supported-teaching allowance for faculties and 10 Ophthalmologists in Phaco training, 10 theatre nurses on OT nursing training and 50 eye workers trained

4.2.4    1 Wet Lab setup for Cataract Surgery training

5.1.1    206,372 patients screened through 6 CECs and its periodic satellite clinics (Manang-4,045, Mustang- 7,500, Dolakha-40,000, Ramechhap-37,312, Solu-47,515,  Bhaktapur- 70,000

5.1.2    44,750 patients screened through community screening camps along with refractive service (Manamg-2500, Mustang-4500, Dolakha- 9000, Ramechhap- 15000, Solu- 6000

5.1.3    29,250 school children examined through 240 schools screening camps (Manang-1500, Mustang-1500, Dolakha- 9000, Solu- 6,000, Ramechhap- 11,250)

5.1.4    24 Clinical persons trained in clinical, administration and management training for communities (Manang- 3, Mustang-3, Ramechhap-5, Dolakha-5, Solukhumbu- 8

5.1.5    1420 community volunteers (School teachers and Female community health volunteer) trained in Primary eye care training (Solu: 400 participants, Ramechhap: 300 participants, Mustang:  260 participants Manang: 160 participants, Dolakha:  300 participants, …

5.1.6    3,750 cataract surgeries performed at surgical eye camps through 40 OMECs in project districts

 

5.2.1    6500 IEC materials will be developed and distributed

5.2.2    240 spots awareness message broadcasted from local FM radios in each district, 5 World Sight Day celebrated and eye health care massage/advocacy conducted at community

 

5.3.1    26 CEC persons trained in clinical and administration and management training

5.3.2    1250 community volunteers (FCHVs and School teachers) trained on PEC

5.3.3    470 HW trained on PEC

5.3.4    annual meeting with participation of CEC-Chair persons and In-charge organized at TIO

5.3.5    Eye health facility integrated in one Primary Health Centre of Solukhumbu district

 

5.4.1    Medical /Office Equipment for OMEC program

 

6.1.1    270,000 patients treated at HCEH OPD and Outreach

6.1.2    19,500 surgeries performed

 

6.2.1    5 World sight day, 5 Glaucoma awareness weeks and 5 World diabetes day will be observed and 4,300 peoples participated in awareness events

6.2.2    1,450 community volunteer (FCHVs/STs/THs) training conducted at HCEH


Outcome:

Outcome 1: Institutional Strengthening and program and partnership development

Outcome 2: Research project conducted to back the service delivery with innovative clinical practice

Outcome 3: Nepal Eye Bank Service Strengthening & Capacity Development

Outcome 4: Ophthalmic (Clinical and Management) Human Resource Development

Outcome 5: Increased utilization of eye care services by the rural population served to the CECs

Outcome 6: Increased service utilization of eye care services through Hetauda Community Eye Hospital (HCEH) to urban and rural population of CEH


Impact: 

Contribute to reduction of blindness and visual impairment in Project Districts of Nepal



Budget Type:
Off Budget

Treasury Type:


Humanitarian Aid: Yes

Planning

Date of Agreement:  02-02-2015
Date of effectiveness:  09-17-2016
Proposed Start Date:  09-01-2016
Actual Start Date:  09-09-2016
Planned Completion Date:  08-16-2021
Location
[Janakpur] [Dholkha (Charikot)] 7.0%

[ Narayani ] [Makwanpur (Hetauda)] 12.0%

[Janakpur] [Ramechhap (Manthali)] 8.0%

[Bagmati] [Bhaktapur (Bhaktapur)] 9.0%

[Sagarmatha ] [Solukhumbu (Salleri)] 6.0%

[Dhawalagiri] [Mustang (Jomsom)] 6.0%

[Gandaki] [Manang (Chame)] 6.0%

[Bagmati] [Kathmandu (Kathmandu)] 46.0%

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National Plan
[National Development Plan (NDP)]   [Social Development Policy]   [Health and Nutrition] 100.0%
Sectors

PRIMARY SECTORS
Nepal Sector Classification - HEALTH (100.0)%


Implementing/Executing Agencies

Donor Organization: 
  • Himalayan Cataract Project

Counterpart Ministry : 
  • Ministry of Women, Children & Social Welfare 100.0 %

Executing Agency: 
  • Til Ganga Institute of Ophthalmology 100.0 %

Implementing Agency: 
  • Til Ganga Institute of Ophthalmology 100.0 %
Funding
Himalayan Cataract Project
Transaction Type Transaction Date Type Of Assistance Mode Of Payment Post Earthquake Assistance Aid Type Financing Instrument Amount
Actual Commitment 01-01-2017 Grant Aid Direct Payment No NORMAL CASE Program Based Support 2,736,613 USD
Sub Total Actual Commitment: 2,736,613 USD
Planned Commitment 01-01-2017 Grant Aid Direct Payment No NORMAL CASE Program Based Support 2,736,613 USD
Sub Total Planned Commitment: 2,736,613 USD
Actual Disbursement 01-02-2017 Grant Aid Direct Payment No NORMAL CASE Program Based Support 404,968 USD
Sub Total Actual Disbursement: 404,968 USD
Sub Total Planned Disbursement: 0 USD
UNDISBURSED BALANCE: 2,331,645 USD
Expenditure 01-01-2017 Grant Aid Direct Payment No NORMAL CASE Program Based Support 2,736,613 USD
Expenditure 04-30-2017 Grant Aid Direct Payment No NORMAL CASE Program Based Support 92,919 USD
Progress Achieved

Progress Achieved: 


Key Problems: 


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