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The Duchess of Edinburgh delivered a speech at the Orbis Visionaries reception at Abbey Road stuidos

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00:00But it is amazing how in the space of minutes somebody's life is transformed and it's not right that there
00:09are so many people out there living with these conditions, whether it be blinding trachoma or whether it be cataract,
00:16it's not right because we can change it.
00:20How are we tackling these problems at Orbis? We are looking at many ways in which to address the gender
00:27disparity in accessing eye care services.
00:29Six-year-old Hizkal from Ethiopia became the recipient of Orbis' 100 millionth dose of trachoma-fighting antibiotics.
00:38Build it and they will come. It's really true. People will get behind things where they can see success and
00:45Orbis is absolutely at the heart and soul of this success story.
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