KOLKATA: Equipped with a state-of-the-art operation theatre, laser treatment and sterilization room, recovery room and a 48-seater classroom, the flying eye hospital - ORBIS DC-10 - landed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport a week back.
It has conducted 30 surgeries since then and has also been conducting classes for medical professionals. On Friday, little Shabana Khatoon and Laxmi Bauri underwent operation for crossed eye at the hospital. Over the next few days, ORBIS is likely to treat 40 more patients.
The 23-member staff on board the hospital include ophthalmologists, nurses, biomedical engineers, communication and logistics staff, flights mechanics and IT specialists.
The surgeries are recorded or broadcast live in the classroom for trainees to get a detailed idea. Apart from ophthalmologists and eye surgeons, nurses and paramedic staffers are also trained on eye-saving skills.
"The number of surgeries is not really huge because the idea is to impart training to professionals in order to develop skills. Therefore, all the cases that have been selected for surgery are those that are good for teaching purposes," said Flavia Draganus, communication and public affairs manager at ORBIS International.
It is after a gap of six years that An alliance forged between the medical and aviation industry, the specially-designed DC-10 aircraft is touching down in the city. A project by New York-based ORBIS International, the hospital has been flying to developing countries to improve eye care services. In India, it has tied up with the state-run Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) along with Susrut Eye Foundation, Disha Eye Hospital and Shankara Nethralaya among others.
"Despite the resource scarcity and the workload, we are quite impressed with the kind of medical service provided at hospitals like RIO. But there is the need for a close coordination in a team in order to provide quality service," said Dr Ahmed Gomaa, medical director of the flying eye hospital.
Dr Virender S Sangwan who had served as the hospital's medical director 20 years ago said, "This hospital has been providing excellent training to medical professionals for years." Sangwan flew in all the way from Hyderabad to catch up with the medical staff of the hospital.
State-of-the art operation theatre with latest equipment, laser treatment and sterlisation room, a recovery room and 48-seater classroom. This however is no regular eye hospital but a hospital with a wing that landed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) a week ago. The ORBIS DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital is in the city treating patients as well as conducting classes for medical professionals.
Friday saw little Shabana Khatoon and Laxmi Bauri being operated for crossed eye at the flying eye hospital. The hospital so far has conducted 30 surgeries during its Kolkata stopover and is expected to operate on 40 more paediatrics in the next few days. The surgeries are recorded or broadcasted live in the classroom where the attending trainees are explained on the surgery. Apart from opthalmologists and eye surgeons, nurses and paramedic staffs are also trained on eye saving skills.
"The number of surgeries is not really huge because the idea is to impart training to professionals in order to develop skills. Therefore all the cases that have been selected for surgery are those that are good for teaching purposes," said Flavia Draganus communication and public affairs manager at ORBIS International.
An alliance forged between medical and aviation industry, the specially designed DC-10 aircraft is touching down in the city after a gap of six year. A project by New York based ORBIS International, the hospital has been flying into developing countries with an aim to improve eye care services. In India it has tied up with the state-run Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) Kolkata, other private organistaions like Susrut Eye Foundation, Disha Eye Hospital and Shankara Nethralaya.
With 23 staff on board that includes ophthalmologists, dedicated team of nurses, biomedical engineers, communication and logistics staff, flights mechanics, as well as well as IT specialists.
"Despite the resource scarcity and the work load we are quite impressed with the kind of medical service provided at hospitals like RIO. They are doing a great job. But there is the need for a close coordination in a team in order to provide quality service," said Dr Ahmed Gomaa, medical director of the flying eye hospital.
In Kolkata the organisation has helped ROI in developing separate eye-care facilities for children providing fund for equipment and facility upgrade. With not too many willing to specialise in paediatric ophthalmology, there are just about 150 doctors in India who are specialised in this field. The number is very few in the city.
"This hospital has been proving excellent training to medical professionals for years now thus improving skills in professionals in countries like ours," said Dr Virender S Sangwan who had served as a medical director of the flying eye hospital 20 years ago. Sangwan flew in all the way from Hyderabad to catch up with the medical staff of the hospital.
Even as surgeries being conducted in the aircraft are cases screened and selected weeks ahead, many flocked to NSCBIA thinking that they could just walk in to get treated.
"I heard about the flying eye hospital so came here to take an appointment with the doctors for my mother," said Sanjib Baij, a youth from Barasat.
It has conducted 30 surgeries since then and has also been conducting classes for medical professionals. On Friday, little Shabana Khatoon and Laxmi Bauri underwent operation for crossed eye at the hospital. Over the next few days, ORBIS is likely to treat 40 more patients.
The 23-member staff on board the hospital include ophthalmologists, nurses, biomedical engineers, communication and logistics staff, flights mechanics and IT specialists.
The surgeries are recorded or broadcast live in the classroom for trainees to get a detailed idea. Apart from ophthalmologists and eye surgeons, nurses and paramedic staffers are also trained on eye-saving skills.
"The number of surgeries is not really huge because the idea is to impart training to professionals in order to develop skills. Therefore, all the cases that have been selected for surgery are those that are good for teaching purposes," said Flavia Draganus, communication and public affairs manager at ORBIS International.
It is after a gap of six years that An alliance forged between the medical and aviation industry, the specially-designed DC-10 aircraft is touching down in the city. A project by New York-based ORBIS International, the hospital has been flying to developing countries to improve eye care services. In India, it has tied up with the state-run Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) along with Susrut Eye Foundation, Disha Eye Hospital and Shankara Nethralaya among others.
"Despite the resource scarcity and the workload, we are quite impressed with the kind of medical service provided at hospitals like RIO. But there is the need for a close coordination in a team in order to provide quality service," said Dr Ahmed Gomaa, medical director of the flying eye hospital.
Dr Virender S Sangwan who had served as the hospital's medical director 20 years ago said, "This hospital has been providing excellent training to medical professionals for years." Sangwan flew in all the way from Hyderabad to catch up with the medical staff of the hospital.
State-of-the art operation theatre with latest equipment, laser treatment and sterlisation room, a recovery room and 48-seater classroom. This however is no regular eye hospital but a hospital with a wing that landed at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBIA) a week ago. The ORBIS DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital is in the city treating patients as well as conducting classes for medical professionals.
Friday saw little Shabana Khatoon and Laxmi Bauri being operated for crossed eye at the flying eye hospital. The hospital so far has conducted 30 surgeries during its Kolkata stopover and is expected to operate on 40 more paediatrics in the next few days. The surgeries are recorded or broadcasted live in the classroom where the attending trainees are explained on the surgery. Apart from opthalmologists and eye surgeons, nurses and paramedic staffs are also trained on eye saving skills.
"The number of surgeries is not really huge because the idea is to impart training to professionals in order to develop skills. Therefore all the cases that have been selected for surgery are those that are good for teaching purposes," said Flavia Draganus communication and public affairs manager at ORBIS International.
An alliance forged between medical and aviation industry, the specially designed DC-10 aircraft is touching down in the city after a gap of six year. A project by New York based ORBIS International, the hospital has been flying into developing countries with an aim to improve eye care services. In India it has tied up with the state-run Regional Institute of Ophthalmology (RIO) Kolkata, other private organistaions like Susrut Eye Foundation, Disha Eye Hospital and Shankara Nethralaya.
With 23 staff on board that includes ophthalmologists, dedicated team of nurses, biomedical engineers, communication and logistics staff, flights mechanics, as well as well as IT specialists.
"Despite the resource scarcity and the work load we are quite impressed with the kind of medical service provided at hospitals like RIO. They are doing a great job. But there is the need for a close coordination in a team in order to provide quality service," said Dr Ahmed Gomaa, medical director of the flying eye hospital.
In Kolkata the organisation has helped ROI in developing separate eye-care facilities for children providing fund for equipment and facility upgrade. With not too many willing to specialise in paediatric ophthalmology, there are just about 150 doctors in India who are specialised in this field. The number is very few in the city.
"This hospital has been proving excellent training to medical professionals for years now thus improving skills in professionals in countries like ours," said Dr Virender S Sangwan who had served as a medical director of the flying eye hospital 20 years ago. Sangwan flew in all the way from Hyderabad to catch up with the medical staff of the hospital.
Even as surgeries being conducted in the aircraft are cases screened and selected weeks ahead, many flocked to NSCBIA thinking that they could just walk in to get treated.
"I heard about the flying eye hospital so came here to take an appointment with the doctors for my mother," said Sanjib Baij, a youth from Barasat.
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