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Blindness & Poverty

Latest news and updates about blindness and poverty across the globe. Read here to find out updates about what Tej Kohli is doing to support communities.

How Curing Cataracts Offers A 1,500% Socio-Economic Return

How Curing Cataracts Offers A 1,500% Socio-Economic Return

95 million people worldwide are affected by blindness or severe visual impairment due to cataracts. Cataracts are disproportionately prevalent in low-and-middle-income countries, where they account for 50% of blindness, compared to just 5% of blindness within developed countries. Read original article For more information on Tej Kohli as a philanthropist

How many people are blind worldwide?

How many people are blind worldwide?

In March 2021 I launched the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation to take low-cost cataract surgeries out into poor and remote communities in Nepal, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Myanmar, India, and China. Working with my co-founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit, I hope to cure 300,000 cataracts blindness by 2026. The prevalence,

A Heart-breaking Insight Into The Reality of Poverty Blindness

A Heart-breaking Insight Into The Reality of Poverty Blindness

When Murathi Parsi of the Kapilavastu District of Nepal went blind, surgery was out of reach. Despite living only one hour away from an eye hospital, the family simply did not have NRS 8,000 (approx USD 70) needed for her surgery. Her husband and her son, both daily wage

Taking the steps to eliminate poverty

Taking the steps to eliminate poverty

Throughout the developing world, many suffer at the hands of avoidable or curable blindness. With the lack of resources or access to sufficient healthcare, many fall into a life of inescapable poverty due to their illness. Issues such as cataracts are one of the easiest eye issues to cure – especially

We Must Not Close Our Eyes To Those Who Cannot See

We Must Not Close Our Eyes To Those Who Cannot See

Two years ago Parthasarathi Mocherla read an advertisement in his local newspaper in Hyderabad, India, inviting local people to attend a public meeting. A week later he attended to learn about the urgent need for more people to donate their cornea. “He took a donor card immediately,” says his wife

Ending Poverty Blindness Means Ending Gender Inequality

Ending Poverty Blindness Means Ending Gender Inequality

It is well evidenced that when women are empowered, the better their communities and the planet. There are approximately 25 million women in the world who are blind, and 90 percent of them live in poor and developing countries where barriers to access leave them more exposed. In my recent

Why Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Can Eradicate Poverty

Why Eliminating Avoidable Blindness Can Eradicate Poverty

It is imperative that prospective social investments — such as those required to build and maintain a sustainable eye health care sector in order to eliminate avoidable blindness and visual impairment — clearly demonstrate that they are effective and represent good value for money. Policymakers are constantly seeking ways to improve the