After launching Operation Sight in March when the new Flying Eye Hospital was at Stansted airport, we have been busy at work. Our one-of-a-kind aircraft landed in Vietnam to support hands on training shortly after departing the UK. Over the space of four weeks, 31 Orbis volunteers - nine of which were from the UK - travelled to Binh Dinh and Can Tho and helped 144 patients to see clearly again.
We began collaborating with local hospitals and clinics in Vietnam in 1996 and established a permanent office in the country in 2003. Since then, we have worked to build capacity, train medical staff and support local medical centres in rural provinces. We’ve also established five paediatric eye care centres across the country.
