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Needs Assessment Visit

Maharashtra, 8-10 January 2025

Dr. Kunal Mandlik, Medical Officer, Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services, Aravind-Pondicherry, and Sasipriya Karumanchi, Senior Faculty, LAICO, Madurai, visited Aurangabad Chikalthana Lions Eye Hospital (ACLEH, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, for a needs assessment. The primary objective of this visit was to evaluate the hospital’s capacity to transition into a comprehensive eye care provider and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement. During the visit, the LAICO team interacted with the hospital’s leadership, ophthalmologists, and staff, visited an outreach screening eye camp, and met with Lions leadership from the Aurangabad district. This visit was part of an LCIF-funded three-year project aimed at developing five Lions Eye Hospitals in tier 2 and 3 towns into comprehensive eye care providers.

Dr. Kunal Mandlik and Sasipriya Karumanchi with the Aurangabad Chikalthana Lions Eye Hospital team