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Orbis Zambia Newsletter

May 21, 2023

Welcome to the Orbis Zambia Newsletter for the first quarter of 2023.

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Han finally gets the care she needs thanks to Orbis supporters

May 19, 2023

Five-year-old Han from Vietnam is the first patient to step on board the Flying Eye Hospital for surgery since the start of the pandemic. After an earlier procedure to restore her vision was unsuccessful, she finally got the care she needed when the plane landed near her hometown.

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Flying Eye Hospital project off to a flying start  

May 18, 2023

Our Flying Eye Hospital project in Vietnam is in full swing with local eye care teams having just completed an exciting first week of simulation training to build their skills and confidence.

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Flying Eye Hospital lands in Vietnam for sight-saving project

May 11, 2023

The Flying Eye Hospital just touched down in Can Tho, Vietnam for our first in-person, patient-focused trip since the pandemic began. Scroll down to see some beautiful pictures of the plane landing and the team transforming the plane into hospital-mode.

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Orbis celebrates 100 million doses of sight-saving medication

May 11, 2023

We're delighted to announce that alongside our partners, we have delivered 100 million doses of the trachoma-fighting antibiotic azithromycin across Ethiopia.

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Meet the Heroic Nurses of Orbis

May 04, 2023

In honor of International Nurses Day, Orbis celebrates nurses around the world and their dedication to bringing sight-saving care to their local communities. From ophthalmic nurses in local communities to Orbis’s Volunteer Faculty and expert staff nurses, these eye care heroes are making a big impact in helping to end avoidable blindness.

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Next stop Vietnam: The Flying Eye Hospital is almost ready for takeoff

April 04, 2023

Orbis’s Flying Eye Hospital returns to the skies next month, headed to Can Tho, Vietnam for our first in-person, patient-focused trip of 2023 … and our first such trip since the pandemic began.

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Anwara smiling outside her home in Bangladesh following a successful cataracts operation at an Orbis partner facility

Closing the gender blindness gap for women and girls

February 23, 2023

As we celebrate International Women’s Day this month, Orbis is working to close the gender blindness gap – making healthy sight a reality for women and girls worldwide.

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