Rotary Club’s Mission for Vision Initiative Transforms Lives, needs Greater Support for Wider Impact
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The Rotary Club of Lagos Palmgrove-Estate is calling for increased public and corporate support to expand its free cataract surgery programme, which has already restored sight to more than 30,000 Nigerians since inception.
Through its flagship Mission for Vision initiative in partnership with the Indo Eye Care Foundation and the Indian community in Lagos the club recently conducted 2,500 free cataract surgeries, giving hundreds of people a new lease on life.
Speaking during the latest exercise, District Governor of Rotary International District 9111, Prince Henry Akinyele, praised the effort as a defining example of service above self, noting that restoring sight goes beyond medicine, it restores dignity, livelihood, and hope.
Head of Trustees of the Indo Eye Care Foundation, Mr. Tarun Sanghvi, disclosed that the project enjoys the support of the Lagos State Ministry of Health, providing completely free consultation, surgery, post operative drugs, and refreshments for patients. Since its first camp in 2005, the programme has also screened tens of thousands of schoolchildren and distributed over 10,000 eyeglasses.
Rotary Club President, Mr. Pravin Kumar, described the initiative as a collective commitment to humanity, while Mission for Vision Project Chair, Mr. Anuj Murarka, emphasized its potential for greater impact if more partners come on board.
The club now plans to double its reach by scaling annual surgeries from 2,500 to 5,000 and expanding its school screening initiative to more communities across Nigeria.
With stronger public awareness and support, this model of community driven healthcare could transform even more lives proving that when collaboration meets compassion, vision is truly restored.