HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh Visits Our Work in Ethiopia
A Message From The Duchess of Edinburgh
From our programmes in Ethiopia
Watch this very special message delivered during The Duchess's visit to our project in Hawassa
2022: Our Year in Review
2022: What have we acheived together?
The Orbis in the Middle East team is a part of Orbis UK. With the release of the Orbis UK 2022 Annual Report and Accounts we review a year of fighting avoidable blindness across the world. All of our sight-saving work made possible thanks to the incredible support of our donors and partners.
Qatar Creating Vision - Funded by the Qatar Fund for Development
Our partnership with Qatar Charity
Changing the Way the World Sees
Avoidable blindness
Imagine losing your sight in one of the poorest regions in the world. Where would you turn for help? With few quality eye doctors, hospitals or clinics, your chances of getting the right kind of care are small. As your sight gets worse, your chances of getting an education or earning a steady income evaporate and you risk becoming blind for life...
Zambian patient Gladys, who has cataracts
The Scale of Vision Loss Across the World
Global Blindness was slowing prior to Pandemic study reveals
New data shows 33 million people are living with avoidable blindness and 260 million with avoidable moderate-to-severe visual impairment – simply because they can't access the right kind of care.
Updates
Passing on Skills and Knowledge
What we do
Training is at the very heart of everything we do. With your support and the help of our world-leading expert volunteers, we provide training to all types of healthcare workers – from doctors and nurses in regional hospitals to district leaders and teachers in remote areas.
Angelina Chaipa nursing on the Flying Eye Hospital
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
Discover the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital is unlike any plane you’ve seen before. A state-of-the-art teaching facility complete with operating room, classroom and recovery room - this amazing aircraft has been a beacon of hope since 1982.
We Want to Hear From You!
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Want to learn how you can get involved and help us rasie awarness of avoidable blindness in your community?
