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SIGHTLINES Episode 7: The New Normal in Eye Care

Ghana: Hakeema can thrive at school without her squint

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.

SIGHTLINES Episode 6: Women Changing the World

SIGHTLINES Episode 5: Unseen Challenges of COVID-19

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

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.

SIGHTLINES Episode 4: Aviation for Good

YOU’VE TRAINED COUNTLESS HEROES DURING THE YEAR OF THE NURSE

Despite being in lockdown in her village in Wuhan, China, Orbis Nurse Xiao Ying continued her work. Xiao Ying couldn’t travel on Orbis’s Flying Eye Hospital because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But thanks to the internet and Orbis supporters like you, this dedicated nurse continued to teach and help other nurses build their skills.

SIGHTLINES Episode 3: A New Flight Plan