By Diane Weatherup | Development Director
Since 2006, Orbis has been working to eliminate a blinding and life-destroying eye disease- trachoma- in southern Ethiopia.
Orbis adopted the World Health Organisation's SAFE strategy and thanks to your help, Orbis has been conducting Surgeries, distributing Antibiotics, educating on the importance of Facial cleanliness and improving the Environment by improving the water supply and sanitation.
In just over a decade, we have significantly reduced the prevalence of blinding trachoma in Ethiopia. The project has successfully reduced the prevalence of trachoma in 14 of the 18 areas in which we work. Meaning that almost two million people now live in trachoma-free regions.
In 2019, with your help, Orbis will expand this success into new regions of Ethiopia, reaching more than3.4 people.
Orbis’ sight-saving work has an enormous impact in the areas we work. The results are staggering. Your generous, commitment not only ensures that people do not go unnecessarily blind, but also that children return to school, their parents can return to work to provide for their families and entire communities are free from the plight of blindness.
On behalf of all those whose lives we have touched, we thank you for making it possible. With your continued support, we will build on these achievements in 2019.
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