HCMC eye hospital to receive $500,000 donation

This is another example of why Orbis is the best ophthalmology NGO in existence:

Unlike many other programs, which are great in providing short-term solutions to eye care,
Orbis is totally focused, in a very comprehensive way, on sustainable eye care in the developing world, encompassing training as well as infrastructure.


Orbis International, a US non-profit organization devoted to blindness prevention in developing countries, will donate nearly US$500,000 to Ho Chi Minh City’s Eye Hospital to upgrade its pediatric department.

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The project was recently approved by the municipal administration with Orbis funding US$490,000 and the hospital contributing an additional $60,000.

The plan is to equip the hospital with modern facilities, develop infrastructure and help train pediatric ophthalmologists from 22 southern provinces and cities.

The upgrades, scheduled for completion at the end of 2010, will help prevent blindness and improve the vision of children aged 15 and under in the region.