News and Stories

International Women's Day: Dr. Lesya Shuba brings brighter futures to children with glaucoma

March 04, 2021

To mark International Women’s Day 2021, we’re celebrating some of the incredible women in the Orbis family. Having worked as a clinical ophthalmologist for 15 years, as well as being an associate professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Dr. Lesya Shuba has a passion for sharing her knowledge with eye health workers around the world.

International Women's Day: Dominique Geoffrion - Student Champion for Orbis

March 03, 2021

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the work of Orbis volunteer, Dominique Geoffrion, who has helped to develop and launch the Orbis Future Vision Leaders program - all while pursuing her MD-PhD at McGill University in Montreal.

End Trachoma Now- 5 QUESTIONS WITH AN ORBIS-TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKER

February 16, 2021

Bekelech is a Health Extension Worker in southern Ethiopia. In December, she was part of the Orbis team that treated 7.5 million people to prevent the spread of trachoma. Read on to learn about Bekelech's sight-saving work... and her heartfelt message to Orbis supporters.

TREATING KUBRI FOR TRACHOMA DURING THE PANDEMIC

February 08, 2021

Kubri lives in a village in Gurage Zone. She and her husband travelled for one hour using a bajaj, a three wheeled vehicle to get to the health center where we meet them. Kubri has six children - two sons and four daughters. Kubri sells “Enset”, a local tree which is a staple food throughout SNNPR, which grows in her backyard.

Belay Bonger and her nephew arriving at the health center

End Trachoma Now: BELAY’S STORY

January 27, 2021

Belay suffered excruciating pain in her right eye. As time passed, the pain grew and her vision worsened. In December 2020 Belay had an eye evaluation at an Orbis-supported health center which led to sight-saving surgery, just in time. See how the kindness of supporters like you changed her life forever.

Ghana: Hakeema can thrive at school without her squint

December 14, 2020

We met this bundle of energy during our recent Flying Eye Hospital project in Ghana. Hakeema was treated for squint by our team of volunteer doctors and local partners at the Korle Bu Eye Centre.

Skills learnt with Orbis are helping this health worker protect his patients during the pandemic

November 26, 2020

Charles Chikwanda, an ophthalmic clinical officer trained by Orbis, works in a mining town in Zambia which borders the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His town is particularly susceptible to coronavirus cases as it is on busy route between the countries, and people often spend a few days in the town before they are cleared to get into DRC.

Orbis-trained health worker protecting his community through the pandemic

October 19, 2020

Temesgen is an Integrated Eye Care Worker (IECW) based at a health centre in Ethiopia. He was first trained by Orbis in 2012 and has been working as an IECW for eight years. IECWs are primary care nurses trained in eye care to identify and treat infections, TT and refractive error and to refer patients to district and regional units as appropriate.

News and Stories

International Women's Day: Dr. Lesya Shuba brings brighter futures to children with glaucoma

International Women's Day: Dominique Geoffrion - Student Champion for Orbis

End Trachoma Now- 5 QUESTIONS WITH AN ORBIS-TRAINED HEALTHCARE WORKER

TREATING KUBRI FOR TRACHOMA DURING THE PANDEMIC

End Trachoma Now: BELAY’S STORY

Ghana: Hakeema can thrive at school without her squint

Skills learnt with Orbis are helping this health worker protect his patients during the pandemic

Orbis-trained health worker protecting his community through the pandemic

You’ve landed on Orbis [country name from subdomain].

Disclaimer