Who We Are
In response to COVID-19, the VisionSpring team is leaning hard into our values, starting with “Help others to do well.”
As a mission driven organization rooted in the health care space and with customers living in vulnerable communities, we see rising to the challenge posed by COVID-19 as a moral imperative.
We are committed to using this time to “Relentlessly Improve” and to “Learn Together.” To this end, we have formed a “Learn Together” committee that is developing and delivering 50 training modules, ranging from vision camp procedures and effective counseling to refreshers on refractive error and report writing, to stress management and conflict resolution.
A network of 350 health care providers
As a part of our normal operations, VisionSpring provides eyeglasses and training supports to government, mission and private hospitals, primary care clinics, vision centers, eye hospitals and community health workers, many on the frontline of COVID-19 response in Bangladesh, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia.
Supply chain centers
Our Supply chain centers in Noida and Pune, with procurement, warehousing, pick-pack and dispatch capabilities, are able to source and deliver a wide range of COVID-19 relevant supplies and equipment for frontline health providers.
A 200-person community mobilization team
Trained in community health service delivery, mobilization, health education and awareness raising, our team will to conduct COVID-19 education campaigns in communities that we serve through our pre-existing programs including: slum communities, transportations hubs, schools, artisan collectives, agricultural estates and other high-risk, population dense areas.
Hotline and data-entry support
VisionSpring has a hotline service for its vision camp customers, which we are retooling to also provide COVID-19 information for callers. In addition, 15 data-entry operators are available to support rapid community assessments.
Emergency response experience
Five members of VisionSpring’s leadership, including our global CEO and chairman of the India board, have experience leading international emergency response activities. Our leadership understands the importance of coordination, communication and collaboration at this critical time, and will help guide VisionSpring’s support of the government’s response.
For more background, please visit visionspring.org