Work Done by Rahul Gandhi

INDIRA GANDHI EYE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE
With an aim to cater to the eye care needs of the people of Amethi, Rae Bareli and neighbouring districts, Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust joined hands with Aravind Eye Hospital to start Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital and research centre at Munshiganj, Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. The staff of the hospital were largely recruited in Uttar Pradesh and trained at Aravind-Madurai for three months. To conclude this training programme, a two day Vision Building exercise was conducted on October 19-20.On October 20, Rahul Gandhi visited Aravind-Madurai to meet with the team of paramedics from Amethi and Aravind who would form the start-up team to run the eye hospital. The hospital started functioning initially with the Outpatient Department alone from the 7th November and the hospital was formally inaugurated by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi on December 4. Thanks to the synergy the hospital is already running to capacity.