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Orbis International
Mission: "To restore sight by strengthening the capacity of local partners to prevent and treat blindness” 奥比斯是一个中立的、非盈利的国际人道主义发展组织。她通过提高合作伙伴防盲治盲的能力，来完成其预防失明、挽救 视力的崇高使命."
In China since: 1982
Annual China budget: $1,000,000
Number of staff: 13 national and 0 expatriate
Mainland China contact:
Tan Leshan 谭乐山 博士
Chief Representative 首席代表
上海市淮海西路55号申通信息广场9楼F-G座
Tel: +86 (0) 21 5254 1250
Fax: +86 (0)21-6294 2456
Activities in Other Countries:
Long term development programmes in India, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Vietnam. The ‘flying hospital’ has visited more than 80 countries worldwide.
Orbis International is renowned worldwide for its ‘flying hospitals’ – airplanes equipped with operating theatres -- which fly in to developing countries with a team of eye surgeons who perform operations for local patients.
In 1982, an Orbis plane made a first visit to Guangzhou. In the following few years, visits were made to several cities around China. In addition to performing surgeries, the Orbis surgeons gave surgical training aboard the jet, which is equipped classroom and audiovisual teaching facilities.
From 1999, the organization began longer term training programmes in China. It established an ophthalmic training centre in Taiyuan (Shanxi), and started community based eye-care programs in Sichuan. An initiative to combat childhood blindness also began in 1999. Two paediatric eye care centres are being built, in Yunnan and Xinjiang, two provinces with a high prevalence of childhood eye diseases.
In future Orbis will concentrate its efforts on preventive eye care in rural areas.
This organization is funded by individual and corporate donations, grants from foundations, and interest on endowed funds.
Links
http://www.orbis.org
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