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The Problem
- More than two million people in Indonesia are blind.
- The leading cause of blindness among adults is cataract.
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Indonesia
Capital: Jakarta
Language: Indonesian
Population: 237,424,363
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- The Indonesian Ministry of Health estimates that 5.7% of the population suffer from diabetes. Diabetes can affect sight and if left untreated can cause blindness (Diabetic Retinopathy).
- 60% of the cases of blindness in children are preventable, but there is a shortage of eye care doctors according to the Ministry of Health.
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The Second Flying Eye Hospital Programme of the year
The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital will visit Indonesia in 2012 to deliver:
- Sight-saving surgeries to those in need
- Training to more eye care professionals including: nurses, local eye doctors and other health workers so they can provide better eye care services to their communities
- Public health education
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ORBIS and Indonesia – a 30 year partnership
ORBIS first visited Indonesia in 1982, the inaugural year of the Flying Eye Hospital. Most recently, the hospital with wings conducted a programme in Jakarta and Subaraya in 2010. |
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Watch this EyeReport from a previous visit to Indonesia.
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