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January 2012 Newsletter
Refractive Surgery Unit opens in Nepal; Eye banking and outreach in Nepal; Faculty exchanges in Ethiopia; Dr. Paul Jorizzo visits Quiha Zonal Hospital and Gondar University; Drs. Huck Holz and Jason Dimming collaborate with Dr. Yewubnesh at Arbaminch; Eye care in Rwanda; HCP Partner featured in California newspaper; HCP in the spotlight on Philanthroper.com
December 2011 Newsletter
Eye care in South Sudan; Dr. Tabin speaks at “The World in 2012 Gala Dinner” in Hong Kong; HCP visits partner in Ghana; HCP Procurement works with FHF programs in Laos; Donor stories
November 2011 Newsletter
New HCP Procurement Program; Progress in Bhutan; Dr. Tabin speaks at West Bengal Conference; In the News in the The Himalayan Times, Nepali Times, Jakarta Globe and NPR; 501 sight-restoring surgeries in India; HCP partner in Ghana provides care in remote area; Refractive Surgery Unit renovations at Tilganga near completion; Social entrepreneur supports HCP; Give the Gift of Sight for the holidays
October 2011 Newsletter
AAO and HCP annual meetings held in October; HCP Medical Advisory Board meeting; Joint international reception at AAO; HCP partner ophthalmologists; Panelists for the AAO 2011 International Forum; Eye banking for Ethiopia; World Sight Day celebrated in Nepal with new community eye center in Makawanpur; and a HCP event in Maine
September 2011 Newsletter
Dr. Geoff Tabin speaks at Clinton Global Initiative event; USAID support in Nepal; HCP and Tilganga host USAID inspectors; Tilganga’s Refractive Surgery Unit renovations over 60% complete; Solar and medical waste solutions for Tilganga; Job Heintz attends IAPB meetings in Dubai; Geoff Tabin delivers keynote at inaugural event for UNMC’s International Division; Young donors raise $210 for HCP
August 2011 Newsletter
Sight restoration in Tanzania; Jakarta Post features Dr. Sanduk Ruit’s work in Indonesia; HCP International Fellow provides sight in Kenya; Ethiopian ophthalmologist receives SICS training at Tilganga; San Francisco Marathon runners raise over $11,000 for HCP; Board members speak at international ophthalmology symposium; Dr. Tabin featured in video from Aspen’s Plum TV
July 2011 Newsletter
Inauguration of new facility at Quiha Zonal Hospital in Ethiopia; New wing to eye hospital in India; Construction begins & lasers arrive for Refractive Surgery Unit in Nepal; KATH receives ophthalmic equipment; Partners in Trinidad plan new facility; HCP provides ongoing training in Kenya; Tilganga Pediatric Ophthalmologists receive training; KATH grant for Residency Program; And more
June 2011 Newsletter
Ethiopian Doctor attends SICS training in Nepal; Landcruiser & eight pallets of ophthalmic equipment arrive at Quiha Zonal Hospital; HCP volunteer trains ophthalmic technician; HCP visiting faculty in Ghana; HCP prepares for 8th Millennium Villages Project in Tanzania; Co-Director Dr. Ruit in Indonesia; and San Francisco Marathon event.
May 2011 Newsletter
High-volume care in Ethiopia, including two high-volume cataract workshops and oculoplastic workshop; KATH doctor attends pediatric conference; San Francisco Marathon rapidly approaching; and HCP Co-Director Dr. Geoff Tabin’s speaking events: University of Southern California, University of Utah’s School of Medicine Commencement, and MountainFilm in Telluride
April 2011 Newsletter
Charity Navigator rates HCP among “10 Consistently Excellent Charities”; HCP Co-Directors Drs. Tabin & Ruit at cataract workshop in Nepal; Boeing partners with HCP to deliver ophthalmic equipment to Ethiopia; Donation valued at $137,000 from Santen; Dr. Ruit interviewed on ABC Radio Australia; Dr. Tabin gives keynote at global health conference; KATH administrator attends management training.
March 2011 Newsletter
Cataract workshops in Mangarh, India; Hetauda organizes new screening camps; HCP represented at Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress; Co-Director Dr. Geoff Tabin receives award from his alma mater; HCP partner SightLife featured on NPR; Upcoming HCP events
February 2011 Newsletter
High-volume cataract workshop in Ethiopia; Board Member Dr. Litwin in India and eye banking; Microscopes for Nepalese eye hospitals; BBC documentary features HCP; Ghana construction progress; HCP and medical diplomacy; WHO releases new blindness data; “Night for African Sight” fundraiser; Dr. Tabin speaks at fundraiser in Santa Monica; Event at University of Vermont; The San Francisco Marathon
January 2011 Newsletter
HCP profiled in Eye World magazine; Co-founder Dr. Tabin travels to Tanzania; International Fellow Dr. Bujak arrives in Ghana; “Night for African Sight” Fundraiser on February 26; HCP Fellow Dr. Rai arrives at Tilganga; Tilganga Resident training in Utah; Cataract Surgical Eye Camp in Lhasa; San Fran Marathon team; Researcher climbs Kilimanjaro, raises money for HCP; Medical tourism at Tilganga
December 2010 Newsletter
Co-Director Dr. Sanduk Ruit featured in Al Jazeera video; “Out of the Darkness” – Independent film highlights HCP; HCP Volunteer Dr. Lance Bergstrom provides support in Kenya; High-volume cataract program in Nigeria; Outreach workshop in Ghana; Ethiopian fellow receives training at Tilganga; Tilganga doctors receive specialized Refractive Training; Millennium Villages Blog update mentions HCP
November 2010 Newsletter
Pediatric workshop in Nepal; HCP Board Member Dr. Matt Oliva collaborates with National Geographic Poland; Dr. Tabin in Arkansas for an International Eye Conference; Microbiologist from Bascom Palmer visits Tilganga; Diabetic Retinopathy Education Program in Hetauda; New solutions for cataract blindness?; KATH Surgical Facility construction update; Give the Gift of Sight for the holidays
October 2010 Newsletter
HCP receives new USAID grant agreement for TIO; HCP partners with SightLife and Tilganga to support Eye Banking in Nepal; HCP signs 3rd Partnership Agreement with Royal Government of Bhutan; HCP Fellows arrive from Ghana and Bhutan; Drs. Tabin and Chang perform Live Surgery in China; Annual Meeting & HCP receptions in Chicago; Dr. Sanduk Ruit featured in Ocular Surgery News
September 2010 Newsletter
2009 Annual Report available online; Strong HCP representation at APAO 25th annual conference in Beijing; Reaching the unreachable in Bhutan; Cornea Fellow arrives from Nepal; Awareness workshops, outreach activities in Hetauda, Nepal; Advisory Board member returns from Afghanistan; Ghana outreach and construction update; HCP at launch of London Vision Clinic Found.; HCP at Vision 2020 USA
August 2010 Newsletter
Research on impact of sight restoration in Malawi; Sod-cutting ceremony in Ghana; Inauguration of Eye Centre in Xining, China; TIO’s Nabin Rai visits with Himalayan Cataract Project in Utah and Boston; Dr. Tabin featured in an "Adventure Philanthropy" article; HCP’s second International Fellow, Dr. Matthew Bujack, arrives in Nepal
July 2010 Newsletter
Village intervention in Mwandama, Malawi; High-volume cataract program in Ethiopia; Successful outreach camp in Ghana; Ongoing training at Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya; Dr. Ruit receives CMO Asia Brand Builder of the Year Award; Mid-year reports from Nepal and Tibet; Eight-year-old raises over $100 for Himalayan Cataract Project selling lemonade
June 2010 Newsletter
Successful bidder selected for Ghana Eye Center; Video documents cataract program in Hetauda, Nepal; Ethiopian team arrives in Nepal; New book “Seeing More Colors” to benefit HCP; Man from Vacaville, CA rides for HCP; HCP’s inaugural International Fellow completes his training
May 2010 Newsletter
Himalayan Cataract Project receives major endowment gift; HCP satisfying its mission in Ghana; “Setting the standard” for residency training in Ghana; HCP Board Member Dr. Matt Oliva and Affiliated Ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Imperia featured in Oregon’s Mail Tribune; Dr. Geoff Tabin profiled in Utah’s Deseret News
April 2010 Newsletter
HCP earns 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for 5th year in a row; Outreach efforts in India and Nepal with Drs. Ruit and Tabin; HCP teams with SightLife to tackle Corneal Blindness in Nepal; Trinidad Trainees at Tilganga; HCP International Cornea Fellow in Ghana; Bhutanese cornea fellow trains in Boston
March 2010 Newsletter
Bestselling author of “Three Cups of Tea” discusses new book about HCP Co-Directors Drs. Tabin and Ruit; HCP’s Dr. Sanduk Ruit heralded as “God of Sight to the Poor” in AP articles; Successful training of Nigerians at Tilganga; Continued cataract work in Mekelle, Ethiopia; Eye Hospital in Ghana receives green light from USAID; Snowbird event raises over $180,000; 4th-grader raises $50 for HCP
February 2010 Newsletter
A successful cataract workshop at the Hetauda Community Eye Hospital in Nepal; Cornea & cataract program in Rwanda highlighted in local newspaper; Co-Director Dr. Geoff Tabin at the Kenyatta Hospital in Nairobi
January 2010 Newsletter
Update from HCP projects in West Bengal, India; Park City Magazine features Dr. Geoff Tabin; Tilganga co-organizes National Workshop on pediatric eye care; HCP Board Member receives faculty appointment; Snowbird event to benefit HCP
November 2009 Newsletter
HCP’s National Geographic Adventure feature article; A cataract workshop in Ethiopia provides 598 sight-restoring surgeries; USAID's FrontLines newspaper reports on the Tilganga Eye Center expansion in Kathmandu; USAID announces $700,000 grant to develop a refractive surgery center at Tilganga; International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and USAID A2Z Child Blindness Program meetings
September 2009 Newsletter
Millennium Promise Partners’ Meeting, “Eagle Eyes” book for youth, partnership with ORBIS International to train surgical teams from Africa, eye care intervention in Rwanda, SightLife global eye banking conference
August 2008 Newsletter
Tilganga expansion, AAO Outstanding Humanitarian Service Award, eye care interventions in Uganda and Ethiopia, outreach work in Ghana, HCP article in Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today
Summer 2007 Newsletter
Order of Australia honor, Columbia University's Earth Institute's Millennium Villages Project, North Face event
