R.V. Ramani

Ramanathan V. Ramani is the founder and the managing trustee of Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF). Sankara Eye Hospital is a unit of SEF.

Career
After graduation, Ramani and his wife Radha Ramani started a private practice and established a memorial clinic in the memory of his father A. Ramanathan. On 21 May 1974 Ramani started Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Centre, a 100 square feet clinic in Coimbatore to provide subsidised health care to the poor at 50 paise per patient. In 1978, Ramani, in association with the Rotary Club of Coimbatore and Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Centre began the Measles Immunisation Programme. By 1980, the clinic had gradually expanded and Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Medical Trust was formed in the year 1982 which led to the formation of Sankara Eye Foundation, India in the year 1985. In 1980 Ramani joined the Rotary Club, Coimbatore Central, and became the president in 1989. He is an active Rotarian and a major donor.

In July 2019, the Ministry of Health approved the appointment of Ramani to the Board of Governors of MCI as an additional Member.