Nepal earns currency and reduces blindness with eye care
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Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS) hospitals and treatment centers treated foreign nationals and earned over Rs 1.5 billion in foreign currency during the fiscal year 2025/26.
The NNJS network, which operates 28 hospitals and 226 treatment centers across Nepal, attracts patients from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and other countries with its experienced doctors, modern technology, and affordable prices. Since 1978, the NNJS has treated over 50.2 million patients and performed more than 5.65 million eye surgeries.
These medical services not only generate revenue but also benefit the broader Nepalese economy through increased spending on hospitality, transportation, and other related industries. Nepal’s blindness rate decreased from 0.84% in 1981 to around 0.28%, and stakeholders now request government policies to support and expand health tourism, aiming to lower the blindness rate to 0.20% by 2030.
