Presenter

Anup Zimba - Hospital Administrator Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital

ALTERNATE FUNDING SOURCES IN EYE CARE

Few Major Challenges for Non Profit Eye care Organizations

Sustainability High quality Eye care services Upgradation to new technologies Competitions from private eye care

players Changes in Donors Priorities

How do we meet these challenges?

Advertisements Donations Lottery Cross Subsidies from paying services

Alternate Funding Sources

Major types of Alternate Funding Sources:- Corporate Social Responsibility

(CSR) Insurance Agencies (Health) Embassies INGO or NGO Government Aid Empanelment with Public Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Understands the company policy on CSR. Identify the areas of priority. Private and Public Sector are both key

stakeholders. Websites can help to understand more

about the past CSR activities of the company.

Insurance Agencies (Health)

Insurance Regularity and Development Authority at present has 31 Healthcare registered TPA’s.

Ensures regular flow of patients. Revenue generating source. Identify insurance companies with large

database in respective region.

Foreign Embassies

Some of the embassies supports funds. No fixed policy or program. Write or search online about the embassies. Good Source for capital grants. Good Credibility and capacity of organisation.

INGO or NGO

Numerous INGO and NGOs in eye care. Different organization has different

objectives More Information on NGO via website/

writing letter. Funds for capacity building (training,

Equipment's, Publicity etc.)

Government Grant-in-aid

Recurring Grant-in-aidDistrict Blindness Control Society of India supports for free Cataract surgery. Non Recurring Grant-in-aidFinancial assistance for Operation Theatre, Vision Centre, Equipment, Mobile Tele-ophthalmic unit & Eye Bank under NPCB Scheme. Rhastriya Swasthya Bima YojanaRSBY was launched by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India in 2008. Scheme provides health insurance coverage for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.

Government Health Insurance Schemes

West Bengal Health Scheme: Health Insurance for all State Government Employees.

Assessment of Health Care Organization by Medical team from Government office

3 tier Gradation of Hospital in terms of infrastructure, quality, bed capacity etc.

Surgical package as per WBHS norms.

Empanelment with Public Sector

Empanelment ensures continuous flow of patients.

Submit a request by providing details of facilities.

Assessment may be done by the Company

E.g. NHPC, BSNL, AAI, IOC etc.

Advantages of alternate funding sources

Boosts brand of the Eye Hospital. Expansion of High Quality Eye Care

Services. Helps in meeting both capital and

recurring Costs. Upgrade to newer technologies Sustainability of the organisation

About Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital

Est. 1981 8500 + surgeries per annum Grade -1 Unispeciality Hospital in North

Bengal under WBHS. Empanelment with Govt. of Sikkim. Ophthalmic training centre

Eye Surgeries in last 5 years Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital

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Camp surgery Paying Surgery

5 years - Cost Recovery

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Cost recovery

THANK YOU !