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Fighting Trachoma in Ethiopia - 5 Questions with an Orbis-Trained Healthcare Worker

Bekelech is a Health Extension Worker in southern Ethiopia. In December, she was part of the Orbis team that treated 7.5 million people to prevent the spread of trachoma. Read on to learn about Bekelech's sight-saving work... and her heartfelt message to Orbis supporters.
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Paediatric patient Ismail from Bangladesh looking through his glasses

Paediatric patient Ismail from Bangladesh looking through his glasses

Vision for Zambia success

February 24, 2022

Orbis UK’s Vision for Zambia project concluded after five years in September 2021. With support from the UK Government’s Aid Match Scheme, the project aimed to expand and strengthen services across Zambia’s Copperbelt Province (ten districts).

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Ma Nu Nu needed a high-stakes surgery to save her vision

February 15, 2022

Ma Nu Nu needed a delicate, difficult surgery to repair her sight. Because the surgery was complex and risked leaving her blind, not many surgeons in her home country of Myanmar could help Ma Nu Nu. Until she met Dr. Chang.

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New Research on Female Garment Workers and Vision Care

February 11, 2022

The new research from Orbis International, focuses on female workers in Bangladesh, home to the second-largest readymade garment industry in the world

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Neglected tropical diseases day

January 27, 2022

Medical and eye health teams defy odds to deliver treatments for trachoma in Ethiopia, but millions worldwide risk return of disease amid UK aid cuts.

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World NTD Day 2022: Celebrating 23 years fighting Trachoma

January 27, 2022

January 30 is World NTD Day - a day to highlight the action needed to control & eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases. It's also an opportunity to celebrate the progress made by the global community to help the 1.7B lives threatened by them. For 23 years we've been working in Ethiopia to tackle the spread of blinding trachoma.

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Dr. Doreen Frimpong, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, KATH, Kumasi, Ghana

Heroes of Orbis: Dr. Doreen Frimpong, Pediatric Ophthalmologist

January 11, 2022

Dr. Frimpong is an eye health hero we’ve been working side-by-side with since 2017. She heads up the pediatric department at our partner Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and has been working hard to save sight on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Eye Care Everywhere: The Vision Van Hits the Road

November 23, 2021

Since March 2020, health care providers around the world have prioritized coronavirus response measures. This has delayed many urgent eye surgeries. But if eye conditions are neglected, they can cause irreparable damage, resulting in severe vision loss or blindness.

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Mongolia Virtual Flying Eye Hospital Project Launches

November 09, 2021

We're excited to announce the launch of a new VIRTUAL Flying Eye Hospital project in Mongolia. With generous support from OMEGA, the project will train ophthalmic nurses in cataract treatment - the leading cause of blindness in the country.

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