Orbis Flying Eye Hospital Launches Two-Week Training Mission in Peru

AREQUIPA, Peru—Global eyecare nonprofit Orbis International announced it has launched a two-week ophthalmic training project in Arequipa, Peru, aboard the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, the world's only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on an aircraft. Orbis said the project was launched at the request of Peru's Ministry of Health and in partnership with Hospital Regional Honorio Delgado Espinoza. The initiative aims to expand access to high-quality eyecare and training across southern Peru, including in rural and Indigenous communities, the announcement noted.