(VOV) -US ophthalmological experts are running a training course for 30 eye doctors from Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) from January 12 to 16.
This is part of the “Improve the Capacity of eye care in children at the VNIO in the period 2014-2017″ project funded by Orbis International with the aim of raising capacity and qualification of Vietnamese eye doctors.
VNIO Vice Director, Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hiep said the training course will help Vietnamese eye doctors conduct difficult eye surgeries with new techniques and technologies.
The Orbis-funded project is implemented from 2014 to 2017 at a cost of US$1 million to update knowledge and management skills in making plans and policies on blindness prevention and eye care services in Vietnam. It will offer training courses on eye care according to the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) standards and supply equipment and facilities to prevent blindness in Vietnam.
In early 2014, Orbis financed the building of a children’s eye centre at the VNIO.
Orbis is implementing a US$1.2 million project to develop children’s eye care services in Binh Dinh province from December 2014 to December 2018.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
