• Restoration of movement to polio and orthopaedically affected persons by surgery and provision of calipers

(Fitting of Calipers)

• Restoration of sight through cataract operations and providing Intra Ocular Lenses

(Assessment of curvature of cornea by a Keratometer)

• Restoration of hearing through surgery and supply of hearing aids

• Correction of clefts through surgery

• Counselling and referral services

• Follow-up of patients' progress through arrangements with local authorities

• Preventive services in the form of immunization, administration of nutrients, and creating health awareness among the deprived in the neglected rural and semi-urban areas

• Opportunity provided to medical and other voluntary personnel to work in a unique field situation

• Teaching surgeons, working in smaller towns, the finer skills of micro-surgery

• Training health workers, doctors and other Non-Government Organisation's on various health issues

By ensuring access to such services for the needy and  the deprived in the remote areas, the Lifeline Express not only renders a much needed service but also raises the efficiency level of the existing local government and voluntary health infrastructure. It also encourages the local bodies of the area, who are involved in all aspects of the programme, to provide follow-up services after the Lifeline Express has departed. 

It leaves behind much greater awareness and a better motivated administration for the handicapped. It serves a similar purpose among the voluntary agencies and the general population. And last but not the least, it creates awareness about this easily replicable project.

At the macro level too, the Lifeline Express creates awareness and motivation for the cause of the handicapped, across a wide cross section, since various agencies particularly the Government, business houses, voluntary organisations and individual volunteers are involved in each programme.

The extensive media interest which the Lifeline Express invariably generates also aids this process and consequently, the impact generated is beyond the medical services provided by each individual Lifeline Express project. Impact India and its Lifeline Express are committed to combat the appalling loss of productive life and economic potential of the disabled.