NATIONAL EYE DONATION AWARENESS FORTNIGHT
The National Eye Donation Awareness Fortnight is observed every year from 25th August to 8th September to create awareness among the public about the importance of eye donation and encourage people to pledge their eyes for a noble cause.
As part of the awareness programme, a Photo Booth was inaugurated on 27.08.2026 at the Outpatient Department of Government Ramanathapuram Medical College Hospital by the respected Dean, Prof. Dr. R. Amudha Rani, M.D. (Anaes). The initiative aimed to motivate patients, attendants and the general public to pledge their eyes and support the cause of eye donation.
On 31.08.2026, a Human Chain Programme was conducted in the hospital premises to create public awareness. The programme was inaugurated by the Dean, Prof. Dr. R. Amudha Rani, M.D. (Anaes), Medical Superintendent, Dr. S. A. K. Noor Mohamed, M.D., D.M. (Nephrology), and HOD, Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Divya, along with faculty members, undergraduate medical students and nursing students.
The students raised awareness slogans highlighting the importance of eye donation and encouraged the public to take the pledge. Following the Human Chain, an Eye Donation Awareness Rally was conducted around the hospital premises. Pamphlets regarding eye donation were distributed to patients, attendants and the general public.
The participants also took an oath to support and promote eye donation, spreading the message that eye donation can help restore vision and bring hope to people affected by blindness.
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