Moulvibazar BNSB Eye Hospital - Moulvibazar BNSB Eye Hospital in Matar Kaphon, Moulvibazar Sadar

Blindness is a worldwide phenomenon of human disability. It is a problem that is much more widespread in the developing country like Bangladesh. Blindness is defined as the inability to perceive light. Bangladesh, a country of approximately 140,000,000 of population occupies one of the most density populated areas in the world. About 1% of total population is blind. Added to this another 60,000 people become blind every year. 

Bangladesh National Society for the Blind (BNSB) is a voluntary, non-governmental organization, started its journey against blindness in 1972. To work for visually handicapped people BNSB Moulvibazar joined in the fight against blindness in 1981 and extended up to 25 beds in 1986. Now it is a 31 bedded specialized hospital. 

In Sylhet Division there was not a specialized hospital except Sylhet M.A.G Osmani Medical College Hospital. In the initial stage Sylhet division has the one way health facilities through Sylhet M.A.G Osmani Medical College Hospital. So, it was very difficult to provide health facility including the eye care service to the 8,000,000 population of Sylhet division. 

In this situation one committed and devoted physician Dr. Shah Nurul Islam and other local philanthropists came forward with a vision - SIGHT TO SEE, and established Moulvibazar BNSB Eye Hospital.