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Sustainable refraction services are made available in Dong Nai province through Orbis-OnSemi Conductor project

The project “Good sight, Good life”, implemented in Bien Hoa City of Dong Nai province, sponsored by Onsemi, aims at addressing visual impairments due to uncorrected refractive errors of the locals with particular focus on children and marginalized people through comprehensive, accessible and quality eye care /refraction services provision.
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STRENGTHENING CAPACITY FOR LOCAL STAFF IN GLAUCOMA EXMANINATION AND TREATMENT

February 24, 2023

Aiming at providing support in building capacity of local eye care staff and examination and treatment of glaucoma, Orbis has partnered with Hanoi Medical University and Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine to implement a project namely "Strengthen the glaucoma examination and treatment services" in Vietnam.

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Orbis and On Semiconductor Join Forces With Partner For Quality Refraction Services In Dong Nai

January 31, 2020

Dong Nai, Vietnam (21 January 2020) - Orbis International in Vietnam, ON Semiconductor and Dong Nai Department of Health, Dong Nai Provincial General Hospital showed their joint commitment by collaborating to bring about good eye health for the people through project “Good Sight Good Life” on January 21, 2020.

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Preserving Sight for Premature Infants in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

October 11, 2019

For young doctor Le Thi Mong Kieu from Can Tho Pediatric Hospital, providing screening and treatment for Retinopathy of Premature (ROP) is now a skill she carries out with confidence, but this wasn’t always the case.

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MEDIA RELEASE: VIETJET AND ORBIS FORGE COMMITMENT ON BLINDNESS PREVENTION IN VIETNAM

September 26, 2019

Hue, Vietnam (21 August 2019) - Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company (VietJet) and Orbis Singapore (Orbis) commit to join forces to implement an eye care program for blindness across Vietnam, contributing to the pursuance of Vietnam’s Sustainable Development Goals for people’s health and well-being.

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Media release: Flying Eye Hospital 2019 in Hue

September 16, 2019

Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Returns to Vietnam for the Seventh Time
to Conduct a Three-week Regional Ophthalmic Training Project
This training project aims to strengthen the capacity of eye health professionals
in Central Vietnam.

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Flying Eye Hospital Lands in Vietnam

September 16, 2019

Our world-class Flying Eye Hospital has arrived in Hue, Vietnam, for a three-week teaching and training project working alongside the Ministry of Health and the Hue Eye Hospital.

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Flying Eye Hospital Prepares for Vietnam

August 15, 2019

Our Flying Eye Hospital staff and crew are gearing up for the next project in Hue, Vietnam, marking its 10th trip this beautiful country. The three-week project will be focusing on diabetic retinopathy, retinopathy of prematurity and childhood blindness.

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Vietnamese school boy Tam can see again after Orbis supporters kindly funded his bilateral cataracts surgery

Vietnam: Young Tam saved from a life of blindness

August 13, 2019

Tam from Quy Nhon, Vietnam, struggled with his vision from an early age. But thanks to your support, and the work of our Vietnam country office and partners we were able to give Tam his sight back without any cost to his family. Tam was diagnosed with bilateral cataracts and had it not been spotted in time, he would have been blind permanently.

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