Volunteering is an extremely rewarding experience. It might be out of curiosity about health care professions or to satisfy mandatory community service requirements imposed by schools. Sankara Nethralaya is one of the leading super speciality institutions for ophthalmic care in India. Sankara Nethralaya, meaning “The Temple of the Eye”, was founded in 1978 as a unit of Medical Research Foundation. Located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the institution has grown tremendously since its commencement with the unconditional and generous support received from all quarters of society — and has gained international excellence for its quality and affordable eye care services. Its goals include providing quality ophthalmic care at affordable cost to patients, free eye care treatment to indigent patients and teaching and training an army of personnel to combat blindness affecting the population of India.
Sankara Nethralaya is a one-stop referral ophthalmic institution adhering to the strictest norms of quality. It is also the FIRST eye hospital in Asia to get an ISO quality certification. The institute has scaled up its academic activities through Elite School of Optometry, The Sankara Nethralaya Academy (TSNA) and C U Shah Ophthalmic Post Graduate Training Centre. Sankara Nethralaya’s comprehensive array of services offers a diverse range of opportunities to volunteer your time and talent. Commitment is the foundation for success of any volunteer program. This service is rendered to assist the hospital in its endeavors to deliver comprehensive health care to the communities it serves and provide a meaningful outlet for the human need to be of service to others.
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