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There are approximately 19 million visually impaired children worldwide – 1.4 million of these children are totally blind. With your gift, ORBIS will create a network of Kids Sight Centres in the developing world where there is a pressing need for dedicated pediatric eye care services. Our goal is a systematic reduction of childhood blindness. Read more...
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Eleven year old Lazarus Mwenya was treated at the ORBIS Paediatric Eye Care Centre at Kitwe Central Hospital, Zambia for a cataract in his left eye. His story highlights the challenges and triumphs of a rural child’s journey to better vision and a better life. Read more...
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The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital circles the globe to train eye care professionals and treat underserved patients in developing countries. Here are the Flying Eye Hospital destinations for 2012, as well as previous years’ destinations.
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The FEH’s first visit to Philippines coincided with the Flying Eye Hospital’s launch in 1982. This years’ program in Iloilo and Bacolod was ORBIS’ 10th visit to the Philippines. Previously, the FEH visited a total of five cities in the Philippines including: Manila, Subic Bay, and Angeles City in the north, as well as Cebu City and Davao City serving the South.
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After two decades of operation, the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital DC-10 aircraft is being replaced by a MD-10 aircraft. Read more...
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In a FedEx sponsored program in April 2012 the ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital landed in Da Nang, Vietnam for a three-week. During this trip, ORBIS trained local doctors and performed sight saving surgeries to patients suffering from blindness and visual impairment. Read more...
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