The Aravind Eye Hospital‚ Madurai‚ India: In Service for Sight 1) Identify the key factors that led to Aravind’s success. What was Dr. V’s role in all this? What was the support staff’s role in all this? Key success factors: The key success factor was to align a great social benefit with a sustainable business model. The conservative financial management with no debt allows sustainable growth. The vision and mission of the organization is well articulated and the collaborators are well
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Executive Summary: Aravind Eye Hospital was founded by Dr. Venkataswamy in 1976 who wanted to establish an alternate health care model that would supplement the efforts of the Government in fighting the blindness in India. The motivation behind Dr V to start this organisation was to eradicate needless blindness which he knew could not be achieved within the paradigm of a charitable organisation. Thus he set about his mission to mass market eye care like McDonalds or Pizza Hut. To do this Dr
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performed by private sector for a fee‚ 30% performed free of cost by volunteer groups & NGOs. 70% of the Indian population was below poverty line. Also‚ India had very less no. of ophthalmologists (only 8000). 1970 – 20 bed Aravind Eye hospital opened which performed all typed of eye surgery at a reasonable cost. Three people involved were Dr. Venkataswamy‚ Dr. Nam (brother in law) & Dr. Natchiar (his sister) 1977 – 30 bed annex opened for patients convalescing after surgery 1978 – 70 bed free hospital
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Aravind Adiga is an Indian writer and journalist. His debut novel‚ The White Tiger‚ won the 2008 Man Booker Prize. He is the fourth Indian-born author to win the prize‚ after Salman Rushdie‚ Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai. (V. S. Naipaul‚ another winner‚ is of Indian origin‚ but was not born in India.) He has written many short stories‚ essays‚ and published 3 books so far; namely‚ The White Tiger‚ Between the Assassinations‚ and Last Man in Tower. Be it essays or novels‚ the ‘Indian’ setting
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Caselet: Aravind Eye Care System - Vision 2020: Stepping Out of the Shadows of a Giant and the Journey Ahead [By Profs. L Prasad and DVR Seshadri (IIMB) based on longer case developed by them] © 2007 IIM Bangalore Aravind Eye Care System (AECS‚ Aravind)‚ Madurai‚ Tamil Nadu‚ India‚ is a hugely successful set of related‚ vertically integrated organizations that provides Eye Care to several hundreds of thousands of people each year. It is now a global benchmark organization in the field of eye care
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Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors a non-profit organization promoting “eye care for all" Primary Eye Care and Training Manual reaching out to people and programs near and far to promote healthy eyes and clear vision for all Interprofessional Fostering of Ophthalmic Care for Underserved Sectors a non-profit organization promoting “eye care for all" Named “Outstanding Project 1998” by the American Public Health Association Vision Care Section Member of World
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Eye Care for the Aging After the age of 40 it is not uncommon to start to notice small changes in your vision. You might start having problems where you never had before‚ such as not being able to see street signs as clear‚ having difficultly reading your favorite book‚ or even having issues working on a computer screen. However‚ most adults don’t view vision care as a top priority; instead they concentrate more on the physical health of the body itself such as monitoring their blood pressure‚ cholesterol
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Economics of Organization PATAGONIA Case * Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a broad-based movement in business that encourages companies to take responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers‚ employees‚ communities and the environment. Patagonia is a manufacturer of high quality outdoor and adventure sport clothing. Patagonia have found unambiguous ways to couple their products’ function and the brands environmental values. Their business model
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In the wintry lanes of Bara Mohalla in Hisar‚ Haryana‚ a few of the older bystanders still remember the day Gita Devi and Govind Ram were blessed with the arrival of their first-born. Which Govind Ram‚ they first ask‚ before answering with a sly rhetorical question that tells you they know why you’re here: "Woh Jindal colony wale? (The one from Jindal colony?)" The boy was born on Janmashtami on August 16‚ 1968. His grandparents had decided to call him Krishna. Now‚ 45 years later‚ the world knows
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epistolary novel written by the Indian author Aravind Adiga. It is a story about a low cast Indian named Balram. Balram exploits all opportunities to break free from the so-called rooster coop. Ultimately he succeeds‚ though under a terrible cost. Aravind Adiga shows his readers India like they have never seen before; the crooked cast system‚ the ever-present corruption and the pretence of freedom. Choosing a narrative format for his story‚ Aravind Adiga is also enabled to show his readers Balram’s
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