Orbis launches Flying Eye Hospital tour in the region

Orbis launched the inaugural tour of its third generation Orbis Flying Eye Hospital in Macau on Sunday, following its sight-saving mission in Shenyang, China last month.
The unique aircraft is expected to depart from Macau today. More than six years in the making, the new Flying Eye Hospital is the only mobile ophthalmic teaching hospital, on board an MD-10 aircraft.  According to a press release issued by Orbis, hundreds of experts, including medical and aircraft maintenance teams, contributed their avionics, hospital engineering, technology and clinical expertise to the transformation of the aircraft into today’s Flying Eye Hospital.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Paul Forrest, chief development officer of Orbis International remarked that the Flying Eye Hospital plays a vital role in the organization’s mission to bring the world together to fight blindness.
“Equal parts teacher, envoy and advocate, this powerful tool energizes change as we implement key long-term global initiatives,” he noted.
The hospital suite is comprised of nine customized modules including a 46-seat classroom, state-of-the-art AV/IT room, patient care and laser treatment room and an operating room equipped with a 3D surgical microscope.
The non-governmental organization’s team of over 400 expert medical volunteers from 30 different countries was able to accomplish this by training local medical teams both in their hospitals and on the Flying Eye Hospital.