Orbis International, and its global team of volunteer eye care specialists, have brought their flying eye hospital to the coastal city of Dalian, in Liaoning province. The Orbis team will join with local doctors, providing operations for some needy patients. Reporter Ma Xu from Dalian TV tells us how volunteers play a vital role in the charity program.

On board the flying hospital are 10 volunteers from Canada, the US and the UK, making up a third of the medical staff. A Chinese Canadian volunteer says she learned about Orbis International as a medical student, and she wants to learn something from the other volunteer doctors, some of the best in their fields.

Dr. Cynthia Qian, Canadian Volunteer, said, "Our goal is to disseminate our knowledge and set up infrastructure where they can give and provide care, for anybody who needs eye care, bring the knowledge and accessibility to anyone who needs better vision for today and for the future."

A doctor from the US says it's his sixth volunteer mission for Orbis. He's also helped patients in Myanmar, Tanzania and South Africa. He's using his vacation time to come to China.

Dr. Bil Ragen, American Volunteer, said, "It's a fun thing to do. These patients have certain needs. We can provide service to them that are not available here, and it is just good thing to donate your time and energy."

Orbis International has a pool of over 450 volunteers around the world, all noted doctors in the fields. Every 2 years, they update their volunteer team. Full-time employees are responsible for planning and arrangements, and volunteers, for patient care, surgery and medical training. Volunteers can be reached online even when their mission on the flying hospital is finished.

Hunter Cherwek, Medical Director, Orbis International, said, "Volunteers are critical to Orbis international, we get some best volunteers in the world. It's all about networking, bring the best people in the world and China to work together."

Since 1982 when the flying eye hospital was set up in the US, the volunteer teams of Orbis International trained 124 thousand doctors in more than 80 countries. With up-to-date medical skills from volunteers, an increasing number of visually impaired people in underdeveloped areas will get timely treatment and be able to fulfill their dream.

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3月30日,何氏眼科·國(guó)際奧比斯(ORBIS)大連項(xiàng)目正式啟動(dòng)。在為期兩周的時(shí)間里,國(guó)際奧比斯眼科飛機(jī)醫(yī)院將攜手何氏眼科大連醫(yī)院共同開展國(guó)際眼科培訓(xùn)和義務(wù)診療活動(dòng)。

啟動(dòng)儀式上,國(guó)際奧比斯執(zhí)行董事吉姆·于勒爾支先生介紹,此次降落大連,是國(guó)際奧比斯眼科飛機(jī)醫(yī)院的第36次中國(guó)行,也是繼1995年之后,第二次飛抵大連。

在大連期間,國(guó)際奧比斯眼科飛機(jī)醫(yī)院將為200名眼疾患者進(jìn)行7個(gè)專業(yè)的診治,為100名病人進(jìn)行各類復(fù)明手術(shù),為何氏眼科大連醫(yī)院及大連周邊醫(yī)院醫(yī)生、護(hù)士提供手術(shù)、護(hù)理、麻醉、設(shè)備維護(hù)等諸多方面的培訓(xùn)。同時(shí),眼科專家還將與志愿者一起,在公眾中宣傳眼保健知識(shí),推廣最新眼病防治技術(shù)。

作為一個(gè)非營(yíng)利性國(guó)際人道主義發(fā)展組織,國(guó)際奧比斯致力于全球防盲治盲公益活動(dòng),堅(jiān)持以傳播和培訓(xùn)眼科醫(yī)療技術(shù)為己任。其標(biāo)志性的眼科飛機(jī)醫(yī)院,由一架DC-10型飛機(jī)改裝而成,具備完善的醫(yī)療及教學(xué)設(shè)施。

據(jù)吉姆·于勒爾支先生介紹,自1982年首航以來,這架獨(dú)一無二的眼科飛機(jī)醫(yī)院已經(jīng)在全球87個(gè)國(guó)家執(zhí)行多項(xiàng)眼科計(jì)劃,將最新防盲技術(shù)傳授給五萬多名眼科醫(yī)生和護(hù)士,為數(shù)百萬的失明人士帶來了光明。

國(guó)際奧比斯組織 (Project Orbis -- ORBIS) 是一個(gè)致力于為世界各國(guó)盲人和眼疾患者恢復(fù)光明的國(guó)際性慈善機(jī)構(gòu)，它的宗旨是"使全球失明者重見光明"。

全球現(xiàn)在有4500萬人受失明的影響，其中有80%是可以治愈或者預(yù)防，但是他們卻沒有錢來進(jìn)行治療，所以奧比斯（orbis）幫助了他們。

"奧比斯"(orbis) 在拉丁文中含有"地球、眼睛"的意思（另一說法是"眼睛地球儀"）。這個(gè)組織的國(guó)際奧比斯眼科飛行醫(yī)院是世界第一所飛機(jī)眼科醫(yī)院。該院于1982年3月在美國(guó)休斯敦正式建立，它是由一架ＤＣ-8型飛機(jī)改裝而成，內(nèi)部設(shè)有預(yù)檢室、檢查室、微型手術(shù)室、護(hù)理室等手術(shù)設(shè)備，既可施行手術(shù)又可從事示范教學(xué)、并通過雙向通訊設(shè)備，直接與示范醫(yī)生進(jìn)行問答。奧比斯組織總部設(shè)在紐約。在休斯敦、倫敦、加拿大和香港設(shè)有辦事處，并配備了從美國(guó)及其他地區(qū)選出的一批擁有高級(jí)技術(shù)的醫(yī)生、護(hù)士、工程師、機(jī)師、影視制作人員等為隨機(jī)人員。自1982年成立以來，來自29個(gè)國(guó)家的600多位世界一流的眼科專家，先后訪問了四大洲70多個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)，使2萬名眼疾患者在專機(jī)上進(jìn)行手術(shù)治療，使他們重見光明，并有3萬多名各國(guó)眼科醫(yī)生、護(hù)士參與了它的訓(xùn)練計(jì)劃，使之成為推行防盲、治盲的骨干。作為一個(gè)不以牟利為目的的非政治性獨(dú)立組織，它逐漸得到了許多國(guó)家和地區(qū)眼科同行的支持。至1991年，除美國(guó)外，現(xiàn)已有29個(gè)國(guó)家和地區(qū)的眼科專家參與這一活動(dòng)，志愿為各國(guó)眼疾患者服務(wù)。它正在壯大為一個(gè)世界性的眼科集團(tuán)。

這座飛行醫(yī)院1982年起多次來華，為我國(guó)幾百名眼疾患者做了手術(shù)、使2000多名醫(yī)生得到了技術(shù)培訓(xùn)，并進(jìn)行了學(xué)術(shù)交流活動(dòng)。1989年8月，雙方簽署了意向性文件以建立長(zhǎng)期合作關(guān)系，為我國(guó)培訓(xùn)更多的縣、區(qū)級(jí)眼科醫(yī)護(hù)技術(shù)人員。1994年，奧比斯主席富特先生訪華時(shí)將一架ＤＣ-8眼科專用飛機(jī)贈(zèng)送給中國(guó)。

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