The flagship hospital of Grameen Health Care Services Ltd, Grameen Green Children (GC) Eye Hospital, has been established on 1st November, 2007 at Bogra, a northern district of Bangladesh about 220 km from the capital city Dhaka. Catchment area of the hospital is Bogra District, 2900 sq.KM, and population is 3.5 million. Hospital is located at Betgari (Bonani), 3.5 km away from the main point (Sat
hmatha) of Bogra city, under Bogra municipality. Hospital is as named Grameen Green Children (GC) Eye Hospital as Green Children Foundation, USA has contributed half million US Dollar for the hospital. How Grameen GC Eye Hospital, Bogra works-
Modern equipment and latest technologies are being used in Grameen G.C. Eye Hospital, Bogra for identifying problems and treating eye patients. Ophthalmologists, Ophthalmic Assistants and the hospital staff are experienced and trained from Aravind Eye Hospital, a renowned eye hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, India. Ophthalmologists have specialized training and expertise in performing cataract surgery by using Phaco emulsification machine. SEVA Foundation,USA and Aravind Eye Care System,India are supporting GHS for the training of the staffs. Services
Grameen GC Eye Hospital, Bogra is providing eye care services in two way to ensure eye care services to the all classes of the community-
1. At the satellite camp, organized in the remote(est) area
At hospital, GHS hospitals are providing services eye examination & consultation by Ophthalmologist, investigation of eye diseases, cataract surgery, other eye surgery on Orbit & Oculoplasty, Glaucoma, Cornea etc. At the camp (community outreach program), patients are getting eye examination and prescription, required diagnostics services etc. Patients identified for surgery is brought to hospital and performed surgery at hospital’s operation theater and brought to their their locality after surgery. (Details of Community Outreach Program/ Eye Camp)
Price of Services
At the hospital, registration fee is only BDT 100 ( $ 1.25). Patients gets eye examination and prescription by the registration fee. There are different types of services available for people of different classes of the community. Patients have option to choice their package of services depending upon their ability to pay. There are various types of Cataract Surgery packages which starts from BDT 4000($ 50) to BDT 32000($400) depending upon IOL and technique using in the surgery. Other eye surgeries are provided at BDT 1000 ($12.5) to BDT 5500($68.75). At the camp (community outreach program), patients are getting all services (eye examination and prescription, required diagnostics services etc.) Cataract surgery is also free for poor and destitute. Subsidized rate of cataract surgery for the camp patients is BDT 1500($18.75) but who cannot afford the cost are being subsidized. Services Grameen GC Eye Hospital-Bogra
1. ECCE/SICS With Rigid IOL 3. Phaco With Foldable IOL 4. ECCE 5. Stich Removal 6. Removal of Corneal F.B 7. Dressing 8. Inj.sub con.Substenon 9. Tarsorrahaphy 10. Release of Tarsorrhaphy 11. Epilation 12. Entropion/Ectropion Correction 13. Lid Repair 14. Enucleation/Evisceration 15. Chalazion 16. DCT 17. DCR 18. Pterygium(Simple) 19. Pterygium(Graft) 20. Eye Camp 21. Health Education
