Flying eye hospital makes virtual landing in India News Today

  • | Friday | 20th November, 2020

Chennai: The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital – the world's only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft – was due to land in Delhi this year for its 19th visit to India since 1988. With Covid-19 Orbis reimagined its Flying Eye Hospital trainings as virtual ones ensuring that eye care professionals from across the country are trained by Volunteer Faculty (medical experts) and staff from 10 countries. In total the participants hail from 15 Orbis partner institutions including Dr Shroff's Charity Eye Hospital in New Delhi. “2020 has not turned out how any of us planned but one constant is the need to ensure that eye care professionals can still get the training they need – safely – to provide quality patient care” said Dr Rishi Raj Borah country director of Orbis India. “We are thrilled to partner with Boeing and grateful for the company's support of this virtual project a shining example of what can be accomplished when two like-minded organisations commit to change.”

Chennai: The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital – the worlds only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft – was due to land in Delhi this year for its 19th visit to India since 1988. With Covid-19 Orbis reimagined its Flying Eye Hospital trainings as virtual ones ensuring that eye care professionals from across the country are trained by Volunteer Faculty (medical experts) and staff from 10 countries. In total the participants hail from 15 Orbis partner institutions including Dr Shroffs Charity Eye Hospital in New Delhi. “2020 has not turned out how any of us planned but one constant is the need to ensure that eye care professionals can still get the training they need – safely – to provide quality patient care” said Dr Rishi Raj Borah country director of Orbis India. “We are thrilled to partner with Boeing and grateful for the companys support of this virtual project a shining example of what can be accomplished when two like-minded organisations commit to change.”

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