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Great Charity EVENT FOR Sight Care
ORBIS International
Flying Eye Hospital
Saving Sight Worldwide
According to the World Health Organization, 39 million people
worldwide are blind yet 80 percent suffer needlessly. Their
blindness could have been prevented or treated. ORBIS is a nonprofit
organization fighting blindness in developing countries, where 90
percent of the blind reside. Together, we can eliminate blindness
and transform lives. Read more...
www.orbis.org
History
The history of ORBIS International begins in the 1970s with Dr.
David Paton, head of the ophthalmology department at Baylor College
of Medicine in Texas, and his concerns over the state of eye care
services and ophthalmic instruction in developing countries.
Dr. Paton had traveled extensively throughout the developing world
as a visiting faculty member. During that time he had observed that
the high costs of tuition, international travel, and accommodations
prevented most doctors and nurses in those countries from
participating in overseas training programs. Even when they could
afford to study abroad, their opportunity for direct clinical
experience was limited because strict licensing laws often prevented
them from performing surgery.
Dr. Paton's solution was a mobile teaching hospital. With a fully
equipped airplane, doctors trained in the latest ophthalmic
techniques, including pediatric ophthalmology, could bring their
surgical knowledge and skills to doctors in developing countries
through hands-on training and lectures
and treat
our eyes.
著名慈善家
大陆首善彭年光明行动
深圳余彭年先生的白内障慈善流动巴士车队
余彭年先生，一位年过八旬的港商，数十载热衷公益事业，是深圳市余彭年社会福利协会主席，深圳彭年酒店原董事长，中国最慷慨慈善家，他以宁可我助天下人，不负天下人助我为座右铭，自２００３年至今出资２０亿元对国内的健康、教育等领域进行慈善捐助，２００７胡润中国慈善榜蝉联第一。
上个世纪九十年代，他在深圳兴建了五星级的彭年酒店。２０００年６月在酒店试业的新闻发布会上，余彭年先生宣布，把酒店作为母鸡，把这只母鸡生下的所有鸡蛋（利润）全部捐献给我国教育、科技和福利事业。２００３年１１月２４日在北京人民大会堂举行彭年光明行动启动仪式，计划用５年时间，花费５亿元免费治疗１５万至２０万例贫困白内障患者。
余彭年先生对彭年光明行动强调六个保证，一个要求。六个保证：一、免费提供病人检查、手术期间的来回交通费用；二、免费提供病人手术期间的吃饭、住宿费用；三、免费提供病人手术前期检查费用；四、免费提供病人眼科手术费用；五、免费提供病人医疗期间所需药品费用；六、免费提供为病人手术购买医疗保险费用，使每个病人健康有保障，无后顾之忧。
   
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