Orbis承诺投入3200万美元：目标让逾1800万人获得更好的眼健康
全球眼科非营利组织 Orbis International 10月30日宣布，将在2027年至2030年间投入约3,200万美元的资金与技术支持，帮助加强全球眼健康体系、扩大高质量眼科护理的可及性，目标是让逾1,800万人的眼健康得到改善，并支持逾25万名眼科专业人员的职业发展。
这项承诺是在首届全球眼健康峰会期间作出的。峰会由安提瓜和巴布达政府主办、世界卫生组织（WHO）提供技术协作，政府、公共与私营部门、非政府组织和资助机构的代表齐聚一堂，为全球约10亿名患有可避免视力损伤的人作出承诺。Orbis 已签署《圣约翰全球眼健康契约》。
Orbis 总裁兼首席执行官 Kathleen Sherwin 表示，这次峰会是把共同愿景变成实际行动的机会，Orbis 将与各国政府和伙伴合作，重点提供高质量护理，并特别关注妇女、女童和服务不足的社区。
承诺的核心是人才培养。Orbis 计划到2030年通过其数字平台 Cybersight 支持逾25万名眼科专业人员的持续发展，并继续免费开放 Cybersight 至2030年，这部分投入估值约1,500万美元。Orbis 首席医疗官 Hunter Cherwek 表示，全球眼健康正面临训练有素的人手短缺，而需求还在增长。
在白内障方面，Orbis 将在2027年至2030年投入约1,700万美元，用于加强眼科人才队伍、提升手术质量、建设机构能力并扩大高质量白内障服务。白内障是全球致盲的首要原因，及时的高质量手术可以恢复视力。
Orbis 还将从2027年起与安提瓜和巴布达政府合作，把智能辅助的糖尿病视网膜病变筛查纳入常规糖尿病护理，目标是到2030年让接受糖尿病护理的人群中至少80%得到筛查，并为需要进一步治疗的患者打通转诊、诊断、治疗与随访通道。
据 Orbis 介绍，该组织将直接支持16个国家的政府主导体系与机构建设，同时通过 Cybersight 向200多个国家和地区提供学习、导师与临床支持。全球约有11亿人患有视力损伤，其中90%本可避免。
Orbis Commits $32 Million: Aiming to Improve Eye Health for More Than 18 Million People
Global eye-care nonprofit Orbis International announced on October 30 that it will commit an estimated US$32 million in financial and technical contributions from 2027 through 2030 to strengthen eye health systems and expand access to quality eye care, aiming to contribute to better eye health outcomes for more than 18 million people and support the professional development of more than 250,000 eye health professionals.
The commitment was made in connection with the first Global Summit for Eye Health, hosted by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in technical collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The summit brought together leaders from government, the public and private sectors, NGOs and funding institutions to make commitments toward reaching the 1 billion people living with avoidable vision loss. Orbis has endorsed the St. John's Global Compact for Eye Health.
Kathleen Sherwin, President and CEO of Orbis International, said the summit is an opportunity to turn shared ambition into practical action, and that Orbis will work alongside governments and partners to focus on quality care and reaching people who too often go without it, particularly women, girls and underserved communities.
Workforce development sits at the center of the commitment. By 2030, Orbis plans to support the ongoing professional development of more than 250,000 eye health professionals, including through Cybersight, its digital platform for eye health learning, mentorship and clinical support. Orbis will continue providing free access to Cybersight through 2030, representing an estimated US$15 million contribution over four years. Hunter Cherwek, Chief Medical Officer at Orbis, said there is a global crisis in eye health: the lack of a trained workforce to treat and prevent conditions that cause blindness, while demand keeps growing.
On cataract care, Orbis will invest the equivalent of US$17 million between 2027 and 2030 to strengthen the eye health workforce, improve surgical quality, build institutional capacity and expand access to high-quality cataract services. Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally, and timely, high-quality surgery can restore sight.
Beginning in 2027, Orbis will also partner with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to integrate AI-assisted diabetic retinopathy screening into routine diabetes care, working toward at least 80% screening coverage among people receiving diabetes care by 2030, with referral, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up pathways for patients who need further care.
Orbis said it will provide direct support to strengthen government-led systems and institutions in 16 countries, while offering global access to learning, mentorship and clinical support through Cybersight across more than 200 countries and territories. Around 1.1 billion people live with vision loss, and with the right care, 90% of it is completely avoidable, according to Orbis.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：图：Orbis 的飞行眼科医院（Flying Eye Hospital）停在机场停机坪，机身与尾翼标识清晰。LN9267 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Orbis's Flying Eye Hospital on an airport apron, with its livery clearly visible. Photo by LN9267, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
