Friends we made on our way

Sankardev Nethralaya, Guwahati

Sri Sankara Nethralaya is a postgraduate teaching hospital, having primary eye clinics, having modern, well- equipped operation theatres, extensive out-patient department with a wide range of sub-specialty clinical and non-clinical support services, indoor wards and community outreach centre. The institution provides consultations and treatment to the patients of the entire North Eastern region and the adjoining states of India as well as the neighbouring countries. SSN also helped in establishing Lion's Eye Hospital at Guwahati and P. C. Chatterjee Memorial Eye Hospital at Dharmanagar, Tripura, Ram Krishna Mission Hospital and Guwahati, Sonapur Satellite Centre. The North-eastern states constitute 20% of the total land area of India and are home to 4% of the total national population. Most people living in this largely underdeveloped area are economically underprivileged. SSN launched an Outreach program in 1997.
The program constitutes screening service at the door step, two-way patient transportation, stay at the community service centre with medical and surgical treatment at the base hospital. The entire system involves no cost to the patient.
Top