Sight loss affects 3.2 million people in Ghana. Orbis works alongside partners in Ghana to improve access to eye care for everyone in the community.
Fighting blindness in Ghana
The Flying Eye Hospital first landed in Ghana in 1990, and we have had long-term teams on the ground since 2014.
Avoidable Blindness in Ghana
Orbis is working with partners to increase awareness and access to eye care services, such as eye screenings, for the whole community.
As well as this, advocacy efforts have played a key role in strengthening Ghana's infrastructure for eye health care.
3.2 million
people with vision loss
Only three
paediatric ophthalmologists to cover the whole country
100,000
people living with blindness
“It seems to me that I have been blessed with two new eyes”
In April billions of people across the world mark religious festivals and celebrations. For many, reading and reciting their religious text is of deep importance at this time. But for Ambiya and Alexander, in Bangladesh and Ghana respectively, this was made impossible when their sight was taken away by cataracts.
Saving Sight in Ghana
Over the past 30 years, Orbis have played a key role in:
- Integrating Primary Eye Care services in 13 districts in the Ashanti region
- Supporting the expansion of indicators in the Health Ministry Information System to make sure quality service data is available to support policy
- Supported the establishment or improvement of one paediatric eye hospital, 10 secondary hospitals and two tertiary eye hospitals
Impact In 2022
57,125
eye screenings and examinations carried out
83,138
patient visits to eye health facilities
675
glasses prescribed
What’s Next?
Orbis is currently working to integrate eye care services in two districts in the Ashanti region using the Ghana SOARS (Strengthen referral network, Outreach, Advocacy, Resources, Screening) model.
The SOARS project plans to:
- Train 100 Community Health Officers to provide eye care services
- Train four ophthalmic nurses
- Provide free surgeries for school children
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