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Women in eye care from conflict affected areas

Meet Dr Fatma Faraj Shawesh

December 14, 2022

Dr Shawesh is a 3rd year Ophthalmology Resident, from Tripoli, Libya. In November 2022, she took part in our Flying Eye Hospital simulation training project in Doha, dedicated to women from conflict affected areas. Whilst there, we were lucky enough to learn more about her story. Read on below...

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Orbis Completes Successful Training for Women from Conflict Zones

November 17, 2022

Under the leadership of, and thanks to, the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Charity, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital has delivered its first international training programme since the start of the pandemic.

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Qatar Creating Vision Phase 2

International Women's Day- Tackling Trachoma

Celebrated on March 8, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and raise awareness about gender discrimination. At Orbis, we recognize that blindness is a gender issue and are committed to alleviating unequal access to eye care. 112 million more women than men live with vision loss, including blindness.
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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...
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Zambian patient Gladys has a cataract caused by trauma to the eye

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.
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Fighting blindness caused by diabetes in Bangladesh

Updates

“I cannot wait to see the world again”

February 01, 2023

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World NTD Day 2023

January 26, 2023

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International Day of Education

January 19, 2023

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Nuran Nahar Aktar provides sight-saving care at Char Alexander Women-led Green Vision Center in Bangladesh

Meet Nurun Nahar Aktar

March 20, 2023

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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.
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Angelina Chaipa nursing on the Flying Eye Hospital

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.
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