A free eye treatment camp in Rishing Rural Municipality of Tanahun benefited 954 people, with 103 undergoing surgery, after mobile camps were held across the municipality’s wards from Asoj 17 to 21 and free cataract surgery was provided at Kotdarbar Health Post on Asoj 23 and 24. The programme was jointly organised by the Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, the Inclusive Society for Work under the Nepal Association of the Blind, and Rishing Rural Municipality.
Mobile eye camps across the municipality
The mobile eye camps operated in all wards of Rishing Rural Municipality over five days, from Asoj 17 through Asoj 21. In total, 954 people benefited from the free eye treatment programme. The reported figure covers the camp’s beneficiaries overall; the available information does not specify how many people attended in each ward or what treatments and services were provided to individuals.
The outreach was carried out through collaboration among organisations working in eye care, disability inclusion and local government. Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh and Bharatpur Eye Hospital were among the organisers, alongside the Inclusive Society for Work under the Nepal Association of the Blind and the rural municipality. The programme combined ward-level mobile camps with a later opportunity for free cataract surgery.
Cataract surgery at Kotdarbar Health Post
Free cataract surgeries were provided at Kotdarbar Health Post on Asoj 23 and 24, following the mobile camps. A total of 103 people underwent surgery, according to the reported figures. The information available does not give a breakdown of operations by day or further details about patients’ recovery and follow-up care.
The camp’s overall reach and surgery total represent two distinct figures: 954 people benefited from the eye treatment programme, while 103 underwent surgery. The reported schedule places the ward-level camps first and the two-day surgery service afterward. No further details were provided about how patients were selected for surgery or the specific arrangements for treatment at the health post.
Joint effort to provide free eye care
The programme brought together the Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh, Bharatpur Eye Hospital, the Inclusive Society for Work under the Nepal Association of the Blind, and Rishing Rural Municipality. Holding mobile camps in all wards made the service available across the rural municipality, while Kotdarbar Health Post hosted the free cataract surgeries on Asoj 23 and 24.
The camp concluded with 954 beneficiaries reported and 103 people having undergone surgery. The available report does not state whether additional eye camps are planned in Rishing or provide information about the cost of the programme. Its stated schedule and totals document a coordinated free eye treatment effort in Tanahun, combining five days of mobile services with two days of cataract surgery.
