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Tej Kohli Foundation Announces $14 Million to End Poverty Blindness
The London-based Tej Kohli Foundation has announced a $14 million commitment to the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute in Hyderabad, India, in support of the institute’s continued efforts to end “poverty blindness.”
Bionic boy of Blackburn: Christmas comes early for Jacob and his 3D-printed ‘hero arm’
As children across the world eagerly count down to December 25, one 10-year-old in Blackburn has already started the celebrations.
Jacob Pickering gets bionic arm for Christmas
The 10-year-old from Blackburn is looking forward to trying out the Hero Arm, made using 3D printing technology, and hopes it will help him ride a bike better.
5,736 of the World’s Poorest People Received the Gift of Sight in 2019 at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute
Tej Kohli Cornea Institute welcomed 56,083 outpatients in 2019 and completed 11,744 surgical procedures, largely at no cost
The Tej Kohli Foundation has committed another $14m of funding to end poverty blindness
This marks four-years of successful collaboration between the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad and the London-based Tej Kohli Foundation
Billionaire Tej Kohli is on a mission to eradicate blindness from the world.
Kohli, a London-based electrical engineer in his 60s, made his fortune during the dotcom boom, selling e-commerce payment software. He enjoys the finer things in life, with an enviable collection of supercars, two private jets and membership to any club in London worth belonging to. He describes his mantra for success as, “one word: innovation” and is a believer in inventing new technologies to build a better world.