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The dust has barely had time to settle on the runway in Vietnam before the Flying Eye Hospital touched down for its next training project. Our staff and crew have hit the ground running in Mandalay, Myanmar, where we’ve just begun a two-week training project.
The project is generously sponsored by the Alcon Foundation, who we’re celebrating a huge milestone with this year – 40 years of fighting blindness together.
There are even two Alcon Biomedical Engineers on this trip, generously sponsored by Alcon to train local technicians on how best to use and maintain equipment. Bo Min from Myanmar and Chun Kiat Goh have been great additions to the team – a huge thanks to them and to Alcon for all their help over the years.
This two-week Flying Eye Hospital project is designed to support the whole eye health team in Mandalay, and right across the country. From ophthalmologists to nurses, anesthesiologists to biomedical engineers.
Together with our partners we’ve been focusing on improving surgical and technical skills in medical retina, glaucoma cornea and pediatric strabismus. The project also supports the Myanmar National Eye Health Plan through public awareness and advocacy.
We have some wonderful Volunteer Faculty and staff here in Myanmar, sharing their skills and expertise with local eye teams. We kicked straight off with screening day where our crack team of volunteers carefully selected the best training cases.
We have a long history of working alongside partners in Myanmar, our first Flying Eye Hospital project stretches back to 1991 with local hospital programs following shortly after.
The Flying Eye Hospital visited Yangon in 1991, and then again in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, and 1999. The first time the Flying Eye Hospital visited Mandalay was in 2000, with follow-up projects in 2004 and 2008.
Slideshow: Week one of our Flying Eye Hospital project
In Myanmar, improving visual impairment and blindness health care is a country-wide priority. Significant strides have been made regarding trachoma elimination throughout the country.
The National Eye Heath Plan, the country’s first national strategic plan for eye health, was launched in March 2017. The purpose of this plan is to improve access to quality eye care services with a goal of reducing avoidable visual impairment by 25% by the end of 2020.
But with the help of supporters, partners and our Volunteer Faculty we can help build a brighter future for Myanmar, and give generations to come the opportunity to see their beautiful country.
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