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John Wilson
FounderFounder of Sightsavers India
John Wilson is the founder of Sightsavers India (1950)[1], an Indian non-profit working on healthcare and disability from New Delhi.
Sightsavers India
Sightsavers India works to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities. It runs eye health programmes, inclusive education and social inclusion initiatives in partnership with state governments.
Sightsavers India reports the following, on its own site:
- 8.5 million sight-restoration surgeries facilitated since 1970
- 103.3 million eye screenings since 1970
- 1 million truck drivers screened for vision issues
- Organisations
- 1
- Based in
- New Delhi
- Founded
- 1950
- Press
- 2
References
- [1] “Sir John Wilson founded the British Empire Society for the Blind, as Sightsavers was originally known, in January 1950.” — Sightsavers India. Source
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