Sir Edmund Hillary, 1919 - 2008
The Himalayan Cataract Project wishes to acknowledge the passing of Sir Edmund Hillary. He was a great friend to the organization and to the founding directors. "My life is not so much stepping on top of a peak that has never been stepped on before, or traveling to the South Pole, but, rather more, the building of schools and medical clinics for the very worthy people of the Himalayas." Read more >
December 2007 HCP included on Charity Navigator's "10 Charities Worth Watching"
November 30, 2007 HCP receives third consecutive 4-star rating Charity Navigator is America's premier independent charity evaluator. Read more >
The Himalayan Cataract Project strives to eradicate preventable and curable blindness in the Himalaya through high-quality ophthalmic care, education, and establishment of a sustainable eye care infrastructure.
Based in Asia at the Tilganga Eye Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal, the Project is empowering local physicians to alleviate the suffering caused by blindness through unique programs including skills-transfer education, cost-recovery, research, and the creation of a world-class network of eye care facilities.
Fighting Global Blindness – a new book by Dr. Sanduk Ruit, Dr. Geoff Tabin and Dr. Charles Wykoff
Co-directors Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin and HCP friend Dr. Charles Wykoff have just published a new book on fighting global blindness published and distributed by the American Public Health Association.
