Thanks to the funding from Qatar Fund for Development, who are committed to improving the livelihood of communities around the world, we have been able to provide over one million screenings for children across both countries. Whether they need surgery, or something as simple as a pair of glasses, these interventions can be life changing and save children from a lifetime of poverty or isolationRead more here
Asia
Orbis actively works throughout Asia to create long-term, sustainable solutions in eye care and strengthen the eye health systems within Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal and Vietnam.
Pinki and her grandfather
June 23, 2017
It was Pinki’s grandfather who brought her to the Orbis-supported Sadguru Netra Chikitsalaya Hospital in Chitrakoot, India – nine hours away from her family home.
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Fighting Blindness in Bangladesh
With only 1,200 ophthalmologists, Bangladesh faces daunting challenges in delivering quality eye care to its population of 160 million people. Across the country, 750,000 adults and 48,000 children are blind, and approximately 2.5 million people are at risk for developing diabetic retinopathy (DR), a leading cause of blindness.
Fighting Blindness in China
There are 14.1 million blind and visually impaired people in China. Yet most eye care professionals, particularly surgically skilled ophthalmologists, are disproportionately located and practicing in urban areas, while the majority of blind people live in rural areas.
Patients and family sit in the waiting room at Shandong Hospital, China
Fighting Blindness in India
India is home to more than 20 percent of the world's blind population and the largest number of blind children in any one country. The divide between the rich and poor continues to increase, leaving a significant portion of the population without access to basic healthcare services — most of whom live either in rural India or in urban slums.
Fighting Blindness in Mongolia
In Mongolia, access to high quality, affordable eye care services is limited in both urban and rural areas. Lack of equipment, training and infrastructure are major barriers to adequate care and there is no comprehensive framework to treat children’s eye disease.
Fighting Blindness in Nepal
Nepal’s diverse terrain – ranging from hot & humid in the south to the snow clad Himalayas in the north – has exacerbated the unequal distribution of infrastructure, equipment & human resources in eye health.
As a result much of the population (230k people blind & 1.47m visually impaired) is left without access to quality eye care services.
As a result much of the population (230k people blind & 1.47m visually impaired) is left without access to quality eye care services.
Fighting Blindness in Vietnam
There are 300,000 adults and 23,000 children in Vietnam who are blind. While blindness in Vietnam has decreased over the last decade, the country continues to struggle with providing eye care, especially in rural areas. Quality of care, training and human resources still remain problematic, and overall awareness of how to prevent blindness is low.
Vietnamese paediatric patient Dieu talking to doctors