News and Stories

Twins, Optometrists and Soccer Players: #VisionaryWomen Breaking Gender Barriers

March 04, 2021

Twin sisters Chhaya and Chhavi are breaking gender barriers. They are #VisionaryWomen who are saving sight and paving paths for girls in India. How did they do it? In part, by playing soccer! This International Women’s Day, discover how Orbis supporters help elevate women and close the gender gap in blindness.

International Women's Day: Penn Staples helped Orbis Take Off

March 04, 2021

To mark International Women’s Day 2021, we’re celebrating some of the incredible women at the heart of the Orbis story - women whose leadership, passion and expertise has helped millions of people access quality eye care. This is Penn Staples – former Director of External Affairs in the 1980s.

International Women's Day: Dr. Trúc is Leading the Fight Against Avoidable Blindness in Vietnam

March 03, 2021

To mark International Women’s Day 2021, we’re celebrating some of the incredible women in the Orbis family whose expertise and dedication is helping the next generation of women and girls reach their potential. This is Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Trúc – an ophthalmologist who is dedicated to tackling avoidable blindness in her home city of Hue, Vietnam.

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.

SIGHTLINES Episode 9: The Orbis Family

February 25, 2021

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.

World Neglected Tropical Disease Day 2021

January 28, 2021

Saturday, January 30, 2021 is World Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Day, an occasion to recognize the devastating impact that these often very preventable diseases have on our global community.