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NYT: Choose a Gift That Changes Lives

HCP was selected as a recipient of New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof’s 2020 Holiday Impact Prize. The Holiday Impact Prize is awarded to nonprofits...

Mar 25, 2021

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New Fellowships Provide Opportunities

​Training the next generation of eye care professionals is essential in the effort to address needless blindness. In Ethiopia, there is one ophthalmologist for every 1 million people and few training...

Feb 26, 2021

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news | Ghana

Notable Progress in Ghana with highlight on National Cataract Outreach Program

Piloted in 2017, the National Cataract Outreach Program (NCOP) is a partnership between the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) and Ghana’s Ministry of Health, whereby Ghana Health Services (GHS) organizes outreach...

Feb 26, 2021

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news | Ethiopia

Lives Changed in Ethiopia

Recently, HCP partnered with the Bisidimo Hospital to perform a weeklong cataract outreach, providing 472 sight restoring surgeries. Below are some of the stories from patients, whose lives have been changed...

Feb 26, 2021

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2020 - A year in review

In addition to celebrating our 25th year, a true highlight of 2020 was a milestone we reached together with scores of implementing partners around the world - surpassing 1 million surgeries! From...

Jan 31, 2021

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New Beginnings: Launching into 2021

Delivering care to the most vulnerable patients has always been a priority for HCP. Despite the challenges presented by Covid in 2020, HCP’s in-country partners have wasted no time delivering...

Jan 31, 2021

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profiles | Trainee Profile

Dr. Hening Naluria

With the goal of increasing the capacity for specialized eye care in Indonesia, Dr. Hening Naluria from East Java, recently completed a year-long fellowship program in Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult...

Jan 28, 2021

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news | Ethiopia

Surgical Outreach in Bisidimo Helps Patients Near and Far

HCP’s work continues to help those affected by needless blindness, even through the ongoing pandemic. These outreach efforts are planned in coordination with on-the-ground teams and adhere to Covid-19...

Dec 23, 2020

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Save the Date - December 1 is #GivingTuesday

Tuesday, December 1 is #GivingTuesday!

Nov 27, 2020

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