Zoo Station

Last month I was fortunate to watch one of the most uplifting films I have ever seen: a documentary titled "Infinite Vision." Thanks go out to the Allwin Initiative at Tuck for organising a screening of this film. Allow me to quote from their email announcement:

Infinite Vision is the incredible story of Dr. V, a legendary eye surgeon
from South India who has revolutionized eye-care around the world.

His work turned an eleven bed eye clinic into what is today, the largest
and most productive eye care facility in the world. Each year Aravind sees
over 1.4 million patients, it performs more operations than the entire
National Health Service of the UK, and serves two-thirds of its patients
for free. The Aravind model is now being replicated in hundreds of
programs across more than twenty different countries. It is the subject of
a Harvard case study, featured in business schools across the country
including Michigan and Tuck, and is a chapter in CK Prahalad's latest book
'Fortune at the BOP'. 86-year-old Dr V has been honored by several awards
from the United Nations, Helen Keller International and other prestigious
international communities working for sight

The film traces the inspiring journey of Dr. V, tracks the evolution of
the Aravind model of eye care, and affords glimpses into the spirituality
that has guided both for over fifty years in the quest for sight.

You are encouraged to learn more about the Aravind Eye Care System, watch a trailer of the documentary, and get in touch with the people from whom you can order a copy of the film for yourself or for a screening organised by you. I was unable to find detailed information on the Web for the U.S.-based nonprofit Friends of Aravind that partially funded the production of this film; I'll be happy to post an update if someone can get such information to me.

The "Harvard case study" referred to in the quoted email announcement is this one. It is a bit dated (May 1994) but is quite rich in relevant facts and figures.

P.S.: There is a brief mention of the Aravind hospital system in Zoo Station's tsunami post from a while ago.