Eye on the World

High Volume Cataract Outreach in Ethiopia

Outreach at Bisidimo Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia Results in 911 Sight Restoring Surgeries

Apr 6, 2018

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Workenesh Cheru

“I am excited to resume my school and be like my friends and I want to be doctor like you and help needy people.“

Mar 30, 2018

Cataract Outreaches in Ghana and Ethiopia

Local partners in Ghana and Ethiopia provide over 2,000 sight-restoring surgeries at cataract outreach events in March

Mar 30, 2018

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Dr. Zelalem Gizachew Tekle

“I decided to go into Ophthalmology to fill in the healthcare gap in Ethiopia and make a difference”

Mar 30, 2018

ICYMI: HCP Work in Ethiopia Featured on NPR’s All Things Considered

NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent, Jason Beaubien, reports from a high-volume cataract surgical outreach in Ethiopia

Mar 30, 2018

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Climbers Scale Dhaulagiri to Cure Blindness

Climbers and Fundraisers Ryan Kushner, Nicholas Rice and Christopher Manning Attempt World's 7th Highest Mountain

Mar 30, 2018

International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month

HCP Recognizes Key Partners for International Women's Day and Women's History Month

Mar 30, 2018

HCP Work in Ethiopia Featured on NPR’s Global Health and Development blog, Goats and Soda

NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent, Jason Beaubien, reports from high-volume cataract surgical outreach in Ethiopia

Feb 28, 2018

Training Update

Ambitious start to the year includes Cornea and SICS Training, Uveitis Course, ICO Exam Preparation and Trainee Report from the field

Feb 28, 2018

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Dr. Akwasi Ahmed

“My one true passion is practicing ophthalmology and thus I get the most joy and fulfillment when I am able to make interventions to improve the lives of my patients...

Feb 28, 2018

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Healthy Vision Association

For the fourth consecutive year, the Healthy Vision Association supports the work of the Himalayan Cataract Project

Feb 28, 2018

2018 Ghana Stakeholders Meeting

HCP Staffers, In-Country Personnel and Partners, and Collaborating Organizations; Orbis International and the Moran Eye Center Attend Annual Ghana Stakeholders Meeting in Kumasi

Feb 28, 2018

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Ongyel Sherpa

From the Mountains of Nepal to the Green Mountain State, a New Life Gives Back

Feb 20, 2018

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Gebretsahme Welde Selase

Meet Gebretsahme Welde Selase, a bilaterally blind 54 year-old elementary school teacher from Axum, Ethiopia

Jan 31, 2018

First HCP Outreach of 2018 in Borena, Ethiopia

First surgical outreach of the year results in 232 surgeries

Jan 31, 2018

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Dr. Sadik Taju Sherief

Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialist and Head of Pediatrics at Menelik II Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Jan 31, 2018

Ophthalmology Residents in Ghana Recognized for Achievement

Ghanaian Residents who passed their ICO Exams were presented with Ophthalmic Equipment Kits as reward for successful completion of tests

Jan 31, 2018

The Year in Photos 2017

Enjoy a review of the year as captured in photos of our patients and partners from South Asia to Sub-Saharan Africa

Jan 31, 2018