Dr Sanduk Ruit awarded ISA Award by Govt. of Bahrain

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Nepali eye surgeon, Dr. Sanduk Ruit, has received this year’s Isa Award for Service to Humanity.

The prestigious award, given every two years by the Kingdom of Bahrain, covers 11 categories, including disaster prevention and relief, education, and human tolerance. The winner of the award, a first of its kind in the Arab world, receives a gold medal and $1 million in cash.The jury chose Dr. Ruit, who has helped restore the sight of over 180,000 people in Asia and other parts of the world using his low-cost, small-incision cataract surgery technique.

 

Dr. Ruit born in the remote eastern hill district of Taplejung in Nepal, Ruit got his medical education in India through a scholarship. He came back to Nepal and joined the government as a health officer. Ruit went for research to Australia, where he mastered the latest techniques in cataract microsurgery using implanted intraocular lenses.

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Ruit introduced the new techniques in 1988. Brilliant and innovative, his landmark technique helped countless people get cheap but high-quality lenses.

Making the announcement, Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Special Representative of His Majesty the King and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, said there were 139 nominations for the award this year. The Nepali ophthalmologist Dr. Sanduk Ruit was recognised for his service to the community and his achievements