YPP Receives Award at World Sight Day 2024

Yayasan Pundi Amal Peduli Kasih (YPP) SCTV Indosiar attended the 2024 World Sight Day event organized by the Indonesian Ophthalmologist Association (PERDAMI) at JS Luwansa Hotel and Convention Center, Jakarta, on October 10, 2024.

World Sight Day is celebrated every Thursday on the second Sunday of October every year. In this event, it was stated that the biggest cause of blindness is cataract, which is 46%. Based on the 2014-2016 RAAB Survey in 15 Provinces, the prevalence of blindness in Indonesia for people aged 50 years and over reached 3%.

In this event, YPP SCTV Indosiar received an award from Perdami for its contribution in consistently supporting the government and Perdami in overcoming cataract blindness through cataract surgery social services. This year YPP SCTV Indosiar supported the most number of free cataract surgeries among other Pedami donors, with 1095 eyes successfully operated (as of September 2024).