2017 was a hectic, but fruitful year for the Flying Eye Hospital team, Volunteer Faculty and country offices. We completed 10 weeks of training projects in Vietnam, Cameroon and Bangladesh in the Summer and Fall, while conducting five fundraising tours in Dublin, London, Doha, Dubai and Moffett during the Spring and Winter.
3 Continents, 5 Countries and 15 Weeks of Training Ahead
The Flying Eye Hospital crew is ready and excited for another exciting year on board our unique aircraft. In the upcoming 2018 year, we will be on three continents for a total of 15 weeks of training!
We hosted many high profile visitors; from the Minister of Public Health in Cameroon to Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex in Bangladesh and attracted unprecedented attention from top-tier international media, including CNN, BBC, CNBC, Business Insider and VICE’s Global Health, which raised the profile of Orbis and promoted our sight saving work tremendously around the world.
A patient smiles as he recovers after a cornea tissue transplant on the Flying Eye Hospital in Bangladesh
Our team will be even busier in 2018! The Flying Eye Hospital will land in five countries across South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa to conduct 15 weeks of training projects. We're hoping to be in Peru, Barbados, China, Mongolia and Ethiopia. We are also planning three goodwill tours in Florida, Dubai and California to meet and greet our supporters.
Jay Bourgeois
Director of Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
We are excited and getting everything ready for our full-year projects ahead. Each Flying Eye Hospital project is not only unique and tailored to the needs of our partners and local ophthalmic communities, but also supports the on-going efforts of our country projects and the local eye health system.
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CNN's Vital Signs program helped us raise awareness of our fight against avoidable blindness
Dr. Antonio Jaramillo
Head of Clinical Services, Orbis Flying Eye Hospital
I’m looking forward to returning to China and Mongolia. Our projects will focus on pediatric ophthalmology and childhood blindness, which support Orbis North Asia’s long-term projects. Also, we aim to create public awareness on common eye diseases and advocate for proper eye care and the importance of eye health.
So yes, a busy year ahead! We look forward to meeting up with
many of you along the way as we all work together to change how the world sees.
Together, we can change how the world sees in 2018
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