Doing Good Podcast - Amra Naidoo

Imagine living without sight. Now imagine living without sight and that you didn’t have to be. A shocking 75% of all visual impairment can be prevented or treated. Orbis International is an international non-profit that trains medical professionals around the world, rallying world class experts to train local eye care teams. They partner with local hospital and clinics to improve and strengthen services and, though their most iconic tool – the Flying Eye Hospital – they are able to deliver most of their program work in country, on the ground alongside local communities and partners. Since 1982, Orbis International has conducted training programs in over 92 countries and trained hundreds of thousands of medical professionals They have over 40 long-term projects around the world across countries including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Vietnam, Ethiopia, South Africa, Ghana, Zambia, Cameroon, Peru, Mongolia and Indonesia. And, as a result have positively impacted the lives of millions of men, women and childr