Forus Health

To eradicate preventable blindness

Project start date : 01/01/2010

Last updated : 16/03/2022

Beneficiary country : India Tanzania, United Republic of Rwanda Mauritius Madagascar Nepal Myanmar Sri Lanka Nigeria

Healthcare themes targeted

  • Mother and child health
  • Primary healthcare
  • Ophthalmology

Fields of application

  • Health professional training
  • Telemedicine (remote diagnosis and consultations)

Stage of development

  • Routine project/operational

Financing method

  • Private (private investors, crowdfunding, philanthropy, etc.)
  • NGO
  • Government agency (USAID, etc.)

Area where the project is utilised

  • International (in several countries)

Economic model(s)

  • Income generated by beneficiaries

Target audience

  • Healthcare professionals and structures (hospitals, healthcare centres/clinics, health networks)
  • Young children (0-5 years)

Project objectives

  • Decreased morbidity
  • Reduced suffering
  • Other (please explain)

Materials used

  • Cellular (mobile) phone
  • Smartphone
  • Tablet
  • Computer
  • Other (specify)

Technologies used

  • Internet
  • Mobile app (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, HTML5, etc.)

Offline use

Yes

Open source

No

Open data

No

Independent evaluation

No

About the sponsor

Forus Health Private Limited

Forus Health is an eye-care company that addresses health issues affecting the world through innovative products and services; including innovative deployment.

Sector : Industrial (Startups, enterprises, etc.)

Country of origin : India

Contact : Sponsor website Project website

Partners

  • Aravind Eye Hospital

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • Narayana Nethralaya

    Healthcare (professionals and structures)

  • SightSavers

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)

  • Orbis International

    Institutions (Communities, public authorities, NGOs, foundations, etc.)