Project Orbis International, Inc.

Goal 1 - Program Delivery: Orbis is a leader in ophthalmic training and services delivery with sustainable programmatic impact that achieves quality-of-life improvements and value for money (and with evidence to prove it).
Goal 2 - People: Orbis is an inclusive organization that embraces diversity and equity across all aspects of our work and prioritizes partnership with other diverse and equity-focused entities.
Goal 3 - Revenue: Orbis is an organization with diverse and multi-year institutional funding.
Goal 4 - Thought Leadership: Orbis is recognized as a trusted thought leader and innovator.
Goal 5 - Systems Efficiencies: Orbis is an organization with efficient systems supported by a culture of learning

The desired impact of our 2022-2026 strategy is to increase equitable access to eye health services and improve the quality of life of the communities we work with. We are determined not only to give people their sight back today, but also to help build a legacy of quality eye care—ensuring no one goes blind tomorrow from avoidable causes.

Our strategy is informed by four cross-cutting themes, which are interconnected and embedded within our core focus areas and goals.
1: Partnerships are, and will continue to be, central to the Orbis mission.
2. Learning: It is important that our work is evidence-based and that we are building upon and adapting from lessons learned from our past work and that of our partners.
3. Technology: We will continue to pioneer the use of new technologies within our programming to improve eye health.
4. Equity: We will continue to promote access to eye health services for all people and strive towards an inclusive work environment, where diversity is cherished and promoted.

Our programs will focus on priority areas with high impact for the communities we work with:
1. Pediatric Eye Care - so we can give children the best start in life
2. Trachoma Elimination - so that a treatable infection stops robbing people of their sight
3. Strengthening Human Resources for Eye Health - because building local capacity and skills leads to sustainable change

Given our aim of increasing access to equitable eye health services, our program priorities also include the following intersecting areas.
1. Women and girls, people with disabilities, and internally displaced populations are at greater risk for eye disease and have some of the poorest access to quality and equitable eye care.
2. Bringing care directly to communities allows us to reach those who are most marginalized and underserved faster.

We integrate our tools into our work around the world to develop country-specific programs to fight blindness locally:

--Flying Eye Hospital: the world’s only ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, bringing world-class training and much needed attention to eye health in communities around the globe.

--Cybersight: our award-winning telemedicine platform which enables our expert volunteers to teach and support eye care teams around the world using the latest advancements in internet and mobile technologies.

--Volunteer Faculty: we are proud to facilitate a community of over 400 world leading medical volunteers across 30 countries who lead our training endeavors around the world. Our volunteers herald from top universities and hospitals around the world and are expert trainers, providing both hands-on skills exchange and ongoing mentorship online.

--In-Country Programs: the bedrock of the fight against avoidable blindness, we strengthen and improve eye health systems through partnerships, to create strong eye health systems so that in time they can prevent avoidable blindness on their own or with little intervention.

In 2020 alone, the following was achieved at our partner institutions and through Cybersight:

29,111 trainings were completed by doctors, nurses and other eye care workers.

26,041 eye health professionals trained through Cybersights

Over 3.4 million eye screenings and examinations were conducted

Over 36,000 eye surgeries/laser treatments were performed and over 101,000 eye glasses prescribed.

Over 7.5 million doses of Zithromax/tetracycline were distributed to treat blinding trachoma