A brief introduction of how Orbis Vietnam treats and prevents blindness, and how it has developed a successful model to carry out sustainable eyecare in Vietnam.

1. Orbis Vietnam
Introduction
Jul 2021
Huy, 9, Hue*

2. Flying Eye Hospital Hospital partner
Volunteer Faculty
Capacity building
Facility, Equipment
Human Resources,
Skills and Techniques

3. Develop, implement and promote efficient & impactful models of comprehensive eye care
Develop and scale up a
system for early
detection and treatment
of Diabetic Retinopathy
Improving the
paediatric eye care and
access to eye care
service for children
Strengthen the
ophthalmic education
and training in Vietnam
Strengthen health
policies and practices
to improve eye care
service delivery and
blindness prevention
WHAT WE DO
PROGRAM FOCUS

4. Bilateral
collaboration with
VN Institute of
Ophthalmology
(VNIO) in
exchange of HBT
training visits by
Orbis’ international
medical volunteers
 2003: Country
office established
in Hanoi
 4 pilot projects:
ROP Control, Rural
Eye Care, Regional
Eye Center
capacity
strengthening, and
eye banking
 Project Office: 10
staff members
 2008: First FEH
 12 projects
implemented
throughout the
country
 First project in Lao
 Orbis Project Office
with 13 staff
 Evaluate the
results of
previous efforts
and the trend/
needs for future
Orbis’s work
 Establish and
strengthen the
program system
and process:
M&E, project
design, etc
 Enhance staff
capacity to
ensure sufficient
resources for
desire future
steps
 Country Office
staff : 8-11
 Move towards a
broader approach of
strengthening the
eye health system.
 Demonstrate the
successful models of
Paediatric Eye Care,
ROP services,
Vision Centre,
Diabetic Retinopathy
Screening Model,
enhancing quality of
care, improving
ophthalmic training,
start advocacy
initiatives
 Country Office staff:
10-14 staff
│ 4
2014-2019
High performance
Scale-up , systematize and
institutionalize
 Establish the
mechanism for scaling
up the successful
models/ practices
nationwide
 Strengthen the policy
environment to improve
access to health care
 Improve local
fundraising efforts to
support the country's
sustainability objective.
 Country Office staff: 9-15
staff
2020-2025
HISTORY OF ORBIS IN VIETNAM
2011-2013
Fewer, Deeper
2006-2010
Expansion
2000-2005
Establishment
1996-1998
First step

5.  Flying Eye Hospital: first program in 2008, and visits
Vietnam every 2 years
 Hospital-based Training Program: International volunteer
doctors delivered training at local hospital, since 2005 nearly
3,000 eye doctors trained, focused on Anaesthesia,
Paediatric Eye Surgeries, Medical/Surgical Retina
 Cybersight: A part of CME program for local doctors. Very
potential to adopt as an official training for local doctors
 Residency training program: In collaboration with medical
universities to develop training curriculum to provide training
for students, residency and post graduates 10/20/2021 │ 5
WHAT WE DO
TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING

6.  Establish a Pediatric Eye Care Services in Vietnam including 2
National Pediatric Eye Care Centres in Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh
City and other 4 tertiary- level Pediatric Eye Care Centers in
Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho, Binh Dinh with competent doctors,
essential facilities, and qualified eye services.
 Establish 5 ROP Centres in the country in Ha Noi, Ho Chi
Minh, Hue, Binh Dinh, Can Tho; and ROP Referral network
 Develop 17 Vision Centres in Hue, Binh Dinh, Can Tho, and
Ca Mau
 Formalize the referral network for paediatric eye care and the
school screening program to regularly detect children’s eye
conditions and refer for adequate treatments.
Progress & achievements
CHILDHOOD BLINDNESS

7.  Successfully demonstrated an effective DR Screening model
integrated with existing diabetic care in Vietnam
 In March 2018 Orbis Vietnam launched a DR Screening Telemedicine
System adapting UK NHS models first time in low resource country
 DR Screening Telemedicine System have been available in 5 hospitals
 A DR screening service available in primary health care facilities of Tien
Giang (4 District Health Centres, and mobile team)
PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
 Now is at the stage to prepare for broader dissemination:
 Worked with MOH and local partner for National Diabetic Eye
Screening (DES) program
 Worked with Medical Universities to standardize the training and
certification for new DR Screening workforce.
 Scale up the DR system into 3 more provinces/cities in 2022-2024
(catchment : 41% of diabetic population)

8. 1. Systematic quality of eye care:
 A partnership with MOH to regulate the quality indicators required
to measure the quality of eye care service using all eye hospitals,
also to pilot the model/best practices for QA system in eye
hospitals. A Circular on Quality Assurance at Eye hospitals was
issued in 2018
2. Health Insurance Coverage for Pediatric Eye:
 An advocacy program led by Orbis to admen Health Insurance
Coverage for Paediatric Eye since 2017 to improve access and
utilization of health-care services.  The Health Insurance
amendment has been drafted to be presented in the 2021 National
Congress
3. Deploy Nationwide DR Management System:
 Orbis has worked with the MOH to develop the National DR
Management Program based on Orbis success experiences of DR
management model , and also to develop action plan of DR
management within National Blindness Prevention Strategy.
.
PROGRESS & ACHIEVEMENTS
ADVOCACY

9. KEY NUMBERS
SINCE 2005
1,710 23,623
DOCTORS TRAINED HEALTH WORKERS TRAINED
2,611,383 1,836,458
CHILDREN SCREENED ADULTS SCREENED
27,434 76,706
CHILDREN OPERATED ADULTS OPERATED
301,414 595,703
CHILDREN TREATED ADULTS TREATED

10. OVERALL OBJECTIVE FOR 2021-2025
Promote and enhance Vietnam’s comprehensive eye care
services through improving service quality and accessibility of
people, especially children, women and people in need.
Capacity building &
enhancement
Pediatric Eye Care
Community
based eye care
programs
Women,
young girls,
PWD,
displaced
persons
Technology, Innovation and Research run across and support all listed here

11. 10/20/2021
Orbis - Zambia, March 2018 │ 11
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