ORBIS EyeReport 3 - Rural Screening in Libore, Niger 2010

在奧比斯眼科飛機醫院到訪尼日首都尼亞美的旅程中，國際奧比斯跟致力提升發展中社區教育水平的加拿大非牟利機構Pencils For Kids (www.pencilsforkids.com)合作,為當地擁有2萬4千人口的16條村莊居民進行社區視力檢查。

在社區視力檢查的前一天，奧比斯眼科醫生Grace及Noor與分別來自16條村莊的代表、尼日眼科醫療組織PNLCC代表及尼亞美國家醫院(National Hospital in Niamey)進行會面，商討在社區內設立名為Key Health Informants系統的人力資源設備。16位村長或首領將代表其村莊，協助PNLCC及尼亞美國家醫院向村民傳播公共健康訊息及推行地區項目。他們學習如何替村民進行­視力檢測及判斷如白內障等的常見眼疾，更重要的是，他們需要學習如何記錄病人的檔案及向PNLCC及尼亞美國家醫院匯報。

在奧比斯眼科飛機團隊及Pencils For Kids 的Robin及Dr. Ed Mednick的協助下，16位代表成功在他們位於尼日Libore市的村莊內進行首次的社區檢查。

奧比斯團隊在當地共替400位病人進行檢查，其中約100人獲得奧比斯資助的後續治療，包括手術機會等，而其中大部分人均為白內障患者。

During the Flying Eye Hospital program in Niamey, Niger, ORBIS International teamed with Pencils For Kids project a Canadian-based NGO aimed at addressing the educational needs of developing communities (www.pencilsforkids.com) - to provide a community outreach screening for members of this 16 village, 24,000-person community.

The day prior, ORBIS ophthalmologist Grace and Noor met with 16 representatives one from each village along with members of the PNLCC (Nigers ophthalmic society group) and the National Hospital in Niamey to establish a system of Key Health Informants an infrastructure of human resources - within this community. These 16 members, by order of the mayor and head chief, were to become responsible for being the key contact representing their village people and working with the PNLCC and National Hospital of Niamey for further distribution of public health messages and future outreach programs. They were trained on how to conduct a visual acuity test (and were given one for their village), how to identify common eye disease such as cataracts, and more importantly, how to record the data of the patient and report that data back through the PNLCC and the National Hospital of Niamey.

Working with ORBIS Internationals Flying Eye Hospital team, and Robin and Dr. Ed Mednick from Pencils For Kids, these 16 key informants helped deliver the first rural screening in Libore, Niger their township, their citizens.

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• ORBIS
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• Niger
• Niamey
• eye
• flying eye hospital
• PNLCC
• surgery
• screening
• Libore
• charity
• NGO
• 奧比斯
• 飛機醫院
• 尼日
• 尼亞美
• 手術
• 眼
• 檢查
• 慈善
• 非牟利
• 探訪