By Stanley Senya
Accra, Nov. 1, GNA-The Women in Aviation Chapter of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), have visited the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.
The visit led by Mrs. Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, Managing Director, GACL is to enable them to learn more about the organization’s life-changing mission and impact in Ghana.
The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, the world’s only accredited teaching hospital on board an MD-10 aircraft, arrived in Ghana three weeks ago on a mission to train local eye care professionals and perform sight-restoring surgeries.
This year’s mission was conducted in partnership with the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, and the Ghana Ophthalmic Nursing Schools.
A statement issued in Accra said it was to strengthen local capacity in ophthalmic care and expanding access to sight-saving treatment across the country.
It said the The GACL team was welcomed on board by Madam Valerie Suberg, Senior Manager, Aircraft Maintenance at Orbis, who briefed the delegation on the hospital’s operations and highlighted that this marks Orbis’ fourth visit to Ghana.
Mrs. Opare commended the Orbis team for their dedication to combating preventable blindness and delivering essential eye care services to communities nationwide.
She encouraged the team to consider Tamale International Airport as their next destination, noting that its runway was equally capable of accommodating large aircraft.
This, she said, would allow residents in the northern regions of Ghana to benefit directly from Orbis’ specialized eye care interventions.
GNA
Edited by George-Ramsey Benamba