News Desk : dhakamirror.com
Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, the world’s only fully-accredited air-based ophthalmic teaching and surgical hospital, has arrived in Bangladesh for the 11th time to conduct training on ophthalmology.
The MD-10 aircraft housing the flying eye hospital (FEH) landed at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport around 12:20pm Thursday.
Orbis International Country Director Dr Munir Ahmed, Shah Amanat International Airport Director Group Captain Shaikh Abdullah Alamgir, and Prof Dr Munirujzaman Osmani from Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex (CEITC) welcomed the crew at the airport.
This is the 11th Flying Eye Hospital Training Programme in Bangladesh with the first one taking place in 1985 and the most recent one in 2017.
During the programme, Orbis clinical staff and volunteer faculty will provide hands-on surgical and patient care training to eye care professionals in Bangladesh from November 17 to 28. Simulation training and ophthalmic workshops will also be conducted during the period.
The programme is taking place at the invitation of the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with sponsorship from the Alcon Foundation and FedEx, and additional support from Alcon Cares, the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh (OSB), Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS), and government’s National Eye Care (NEC).
The training activities will take place on the Flying Eye Hospital, kept landed at Shah Amanat International Airport, and at Orbis’s partner hospital Chittagong Eye Infirmary and Training Complex.
The programme focuses on the ophthalmic subspecialties of cataracts, oculoplastics, surgical retina, pediatric glaucoma, and cornea, as well as anesthesiology, nursing, and biomedical engineering.
“We are honoured to bring the Flying Eye Hospital back to Bangladesh in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and CEITC. Our long-term partnerships are critical to increasing access to quality eye care in Bangladesh,” said Munir Ahmed upon arrival of the FEH.
