Luke Memorial Eye Hospital

Details

Name :

Luke Memorial Eye Hospital

Address  :

Opposite Old Private Bus Stand
Perumbavoor

Town  :

Perumbavoor

State  :

Kerala

Country  :

INDIA

Post Code:

683 542

Phone  :

0484 2522123

Fax  :

0484 2525599

Web URL  :

Email  :


Description

Luke Memorial Eye Hospital was established in 1986 as a charitable Hospital in association with
The society of StVincent De Paul Netherlands
And
The Sight Savers Royal Common Wealth Society for the Blind UK
42 million people in this world are blind In India there are 135 million blind people that is almost one third of the total blind in the world is in India In other words every third blind man in this world will be an Indian

75 of these blind cases are curable

It is in this context that the idea of a charitable hospital came from our friend DrAQCVan Ruiten National President of the Society of StVincent De Paul Netherlands

An eye hospital with a missionary spiritAn eye hospital that would bring the best eye care for the rich and the poor

Perumbavoor is only 45 minutes drive from Kochi in Kerala Kerala the Gods own Country is a small and beautiful state tucked away in the Southwest corner of India
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