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Paediatric patient Ismail from Bangladesh looking through his glasses

Those at risk of avoidable blindness now cannot wait until 2025 for vital eye care

October 27, 2021

Orbis UK response to Chancellor’s Budget -

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Nearly 3 in 5 not had routine eye test in past year with Gen X & Baby Boomers most at risk of vision loss

October 14, 2021

New findings published for World Sight Day reveal the state of eye health across Britain. Nearly 3 in 5 people have not had their eyes tested in the past year. While almost a third (29%) admit their last eye test was more than two years ago. This is despite 1 in 3 people admitting their eyesight has got worse since the start of the pandemic.

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40k steps for sight: Adi's London Marathon challenge for Orbis

September 23, 2021

It takes a person an average of 40,000 steps to complete a marathon. And this is what incredible Orbis fundraiser, Adi Marinelli, will be attempting on 3rd October as he takes on this year's Virgin Money London Marathon. We caught up with Adi to see how his training was going and to find out why he'd decided to run for Orbis.

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UK Government closes UK Aid Direct Fund leaving unfinished work in Gedeo, Amaro and Burji

September 16, 2021

From 2018-2021 Orbis UK’s work in Gedeo, Amaro and Burji in southern Ethiopia was supported by a UK Aid Direct grant from the UK government. The grant enabled us to extend our sight-saving work in Ethiopia, where around four million people are visually impaired.

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The Countess of Wessex meeting people

HRH The Countess of Wessex Attends Launch of our Surgical Fund Appeal

September 14, 2021

On Tuesday 14th September, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex joined us to mark the launch of our Surgical Fund Appeal at the Royal College of Surgeons in central London.

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Bharati teaching her students at school in Nepal

Children in Britain missing eye tests and those in low-income countries most at risk of sight loss

September 02, 2021

New findings released reveal the impact of the pandemic on children’s eyesight in Britain. 7 in 10 adults are not aware that children should have an eye test at 4-5 years of age, as recommended by the NHS, and half of all parents with a child under 18 are not aware of this.

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Aissatou from Cameroon waits for cataract surgery

UN commits to eye care for all by 2030

July 28, 2021

The United Nations has passed its first resolution dedicated to vision loss, backed by all 193 members, to incorporate eye health into the Sustainable Development Goals.

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MP's broken promise on aid budget marks death knell for ‘Global Britain’ agenda and will leave marginalised communities facing hunger, malnutrition and disease, says International Aid Sector

July 14, 2021

UK international aid sector response to yesterday’s parliamentary vote which confirms the government’s plan to reduce UK aid to 0.5% of GNI, until a set of fiscal conditions allow a return to 0.7% in the future.

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