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ABOUT ORBIS
OUR MISSION & VISION
We are an international non-profit bringing people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local teams to fight blindness in their own communities.
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WHAT WE DO
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH
Training is at the very heart of everything we do. With your support and the help of our world-leading Volunteer Faculty, we provide training to all types of healthcare workers - from doctors and nurses in regional hospitals to district leaders and teachers in remote areas. Oh and we have a Flying Eye Hospital too!
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Our Canadian Volunteer Faculty
Celebrating Our Homegrown Heroes
Our world renowned Volunteer Faculty (VFs) are the heartbeat of our training programs around the world. For more than 30 years, the foundation of our work has been to teach, train and mentor eye health professionals to prevent and treat avoidable blindness in their own communities.
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Flying Eye Hospital
The World's Only Flying Eye Hospital
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is a state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room. This amazing aircraft has been an example of the marriage between medicine and aviation since 1982.
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Fighting avoidable blindness
Access to eye care for everyone
Our goal at Orbis is to help build the skills and resources communities around the world need to provide quality eye care for many generations to come.
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