20/11/2025
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐
On 19th November, 2025 SIOVS, Hyderabad had the honor of hosting a distinguished international delegation from the ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐) and ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ for a full day of institutional activities and engagements. The delegation included:
โข ๐๐ซ. ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข โ Director, Inclusive Health Initiative CBM & Vice President IAPB
โข ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ โ CEO, IAPB
โข ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ซ โ Program Manager, IHI CBM
โข ๐๐ฌ. ๐
๐๐ก๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง โ Country Head, CBM Pakistan
โข ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ง๐ โ CBM International
โข ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ง โ Senior Manager Programmes, Inclusive Eye Health, CBM Pakistan
The delegation was invited by ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ, ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐, to ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ
The renovated ICT Cell, featuring a spacious Communication & Data Processing Centre, was inaugurated by ๐๐ซ. ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ along-with international delegates.
At this occasion ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ briefed the delegation regarding ongoing
โข Implementation progress of the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS)
โข The upgradation of the Firewall Server, donated by CBM International.
๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
The Central Library of SIOVS has been named โ๐๐ซ. ๐. ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒโ, acknowledging his lifelong contributions to Community Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences.
The central library was inaugurated by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ. ๐.๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ and the visiting delegation.
The delegation also visited the School of Optometry, observed ongoing BS Vision Sciences classes, and appreciated the efforts of the faculty and Principal Ms. Noorul Huda.
๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ
The delegation have a detailed meeting with ๐๐ซ๐จ๐. ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐๐ at Conference Room, where Prof. Talpur present:
โข An overview of SIOVS operations and achievements
โข Current institutional projects
โข Areas requiring collaborative support from CBM and IAPB
๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ข expressed CBM Internationalโs commitment to continued cooperation and long-term partnership with SIOVS.
Community Eye Health Project Visit โ Matiari & Hala
The delegation visited project sites jointly operated by SIOVS and CBM, where they were briefed by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ซ, ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ & ๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, on:
โข The ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ established with the National Highway Authority at District Matiari
โข Live screening activities for heavy vehicle drivers, including refraction and dispensing of glasses
Visits to ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ included observations of Eye OPD services and cataract surgeries in progress. The delegation also met the ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ง๐.
The efforts of Prof. Khalid Iqbal Talpur and the Community Ophthalmology team were highly appreciated.
๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ
The program concluded with a visit to the historic Ghulam Shah Kalhora Tomb, located near SIOVS Eye Hospital.