I-Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, ngokubambisana neQatar Airways, ibamba izivakashi zomphakathi nezizimele ngaphakathi kule ndiza eyodwa, kanjalo nokubamba imihlangano yokufundisana, kubandakanya imihlangano yabahlengikazi kanye ne-Ophthalmology, ukuxhasa iDoha Healthcare Week kanye ukugubha iQatar Creating Vision Initiative, exhaswe yiQatar Fund for Development futhi eholwa yi-Orbis.
I-Flying Eye Hospital, eqhutshwa yinhlangano esiza abampofu yezempilo emhlabeni wonke i-Orbis, iyindiza enezimpahla i-MD-10 ehlome ngokuphelele enezinsiza kusebenza zezokwelapha, inkundla yokusebenza kanye negumbi lokufundela, okuyenza isikhungo sokufundisa esihluke ngokuphelele. Isibhedlela i-Orbis Flying Eye sisekele uhlelo lweQatar Ukudala Umbono eBangladesh ekupheleni konyaka odlule. Kusukela ngoJulayi 2016, ukuhlolwa kwezingane okuyizigidi ezingama-4.2 kwenziwe kulo lonke elaseNdiya naseBangladesh futhi izikhathi ezingaphezu kuka-56,000 zokuqeqeshwa sezihlinzekelwe ochwepheshe bezokwelapha kanye nothisha nabasebenzi bomphakathi. Ngokubambisana, i-Orbis kanye neQatar Fund for Development basendleleni yokuletha ukwelashwa okunomsoco kwezigidi ezingama-5.6 ezinganeni eNdiya naseBangladesh maphakathi no-2020.
Isikhulu Esiphezulu seQatar Airways Group, uMhlonishwa uMnu u-Akbar Al Baker, uthe: “Kuyisinyathelo esincomeka kakhulu se-Orbis esenza sibe ngabasekeli abaziqhenyayo benhlangano esiza umphakathi yezempilo emhlabeni. Kusukela ngo-2012, sisebenze ngokubambisana neFlying Eye Hospital ukukhulisa ukufinyelela kwayo nokusiza ukuvimbela ubumpumputhe obungagwemeka emhlabeni jikelele. Siyajabula ukuthi le ndiza eyingqayizivele ibuyele eDoha njengengxenye yeDoha Healthcare Week futhi sinesiqiniseko sokuthi izivakashi zakule ndawo zizozijabulisa lesi sikhungo ngenkathi zihamba ngendiza. ”
Umphathi Omkhulu wase-Orbis UK, uNkk Rebecca Cronin, uthe: “Ngesikhwama seQatar for Development sikwazile ukufinyelela ezigidini zezingane kulo lonke elaseNdiya naseBangladesh. Kunezingane ezingama-473,000 ezingaboni kuwo womabili la mazwe, kanti amaphesenti ama-50 wamacala ayagwemeka. Sekuyisikhathi eside ukwesekwa kweQatar Airways kwe-Orbis, futhi siyabonga kakhulu futhi siyaziqhenya ngokubambisana. Sithanda ukubonga ukwamukela i-Orbis kanye neFlying Eye Hospital ngemfudumalo nokusinikeza inkundla yokubungaza ukuphana kwamaQatar. ”
I-Qatar Airways ibingumsekeli oziqhenyayo we-Orbis kusukela ngonyaka wezi-2012. Inkampani yezindiza eye yathola izindondo eziningi ivuselele ngokusemthethweni ukuxhaswa kwayo ngenhlangano yezempilo yomhlaba wonke ngo-2017 njenge-Official Airline Partner ye-Orbis UK iminyaka emithathu.
Njalo ngonyaka, izindiza zivakashela amazwe e-Afrika, e-Asia naseLatin America, zibambisene nezibhedlela zasendaweni ukuletha uqeqesho lobuchwepheshe ngethimba lazo lamavolontiya asezingeni lomhlaba, ukwenza ukwelashwa, nokuqwashisa ngokubaluleka kwempilo yamehlo.
Kusukela ngo-1982 i-Orbis ibisebenza ukuvikela ubumpumputhe obungagwemeka ezindaweni ezinesidingo. Ukusebenza nethimba lomhlaba wonke lamavolontiya kanye nochwepheshe bezokwelapha abaphambili emhlabeni, unyaka nonyaka u-Orbis uletha izinhlelo eziphakathi kwezine kuya kweziyisishiyagalombili zokugibela i-Flying Eye Hospital. Iphinde iqhube izinhlelo zesikhathi eside emazweni we-18, kufaka phakathi iBangladesh, i-Ethiopia, i-India neZambia, phakathi kwamanye.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- I-Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, ngokubambisana neQatar Airways, ibamba izivakashi zomphakathi nezizimele ngaphakathi kule ndiza eyodwa, kanjalo nokubamba imihlangano yokufundisana, kubandakanya imihlangano yabahlengikazi kanye ne-Ophthalmology, ukuxhasa iDoha Healthcare Week kanye ukugubha iQatar Creating Vision Initiative, exhaswe yiQatar Fund for Development futhi eholwa yi-Orbis.
- The Flying Eye Hospital, operated by global eye health charity Orbis, is a fully-equipped MD-10 cargo aircraft with state-of-the-art medical equipment, an operating theatre and a classroom, making it a truly unique teaching facility.
- We are delighted to have this unique aircraft back in Doha as part of Doha Healthcare Week and we are positive that local guests will be fascinated by the facility while touring the aircraft.
