COVID-19 Emergency Vision Fund
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our global health services in ways we’ve never seen before, but the extraordinary need and urgency of what we do at Orbis hasn't changed. Our sight-saving work is just as important as ever - maybe more.
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Changing the way the world sees
OUR MISSION & VISION
We are an international non-profit that brings people together to fight avoidable blindness. With our network of partners we mentor, train and inspire local eye care teams to fight blindness in their own communities.
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Watch & Share: Solution In Sight
Watch our new documentary film following some of our staff and crew on our recent project in Myanmar. This short film gives a behind-the-scenes account of what it's like to work on the front lines of the fight against avoidable blindness.
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We need your support now more than ever before.
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 our state-of-the-art surgical training hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft. Staffed by an expert medical team and our world-leading Volunteer Faculty, this amazing plane travels the world training local eye care teams.
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The Impact of Your Support in 2019
More than 66,000
Trainings for eye care professionals delivered
74 projects
In 28 countries
