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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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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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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Happiness sparked in Saipal, Nepal
Scanning the surrounding mountains with newly-unbandaged eyes Pyaru Bohora, a 77-year-old patient exclaimed, “Oh, it’s morning! I can see now!” Her happiness could be felt rising like the warmth...
Nov 27, 2020
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HCP featured in The New York Times
This has been an extraordinary week for the Himalayan Cataract Project!
Nov 27, 2020
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Bhutan Celebrates World Sight Day with Sight-Restoring Surgeries
October 8, 2020 was World Sight Day, an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. The International Agency for...
Oct 29, 2020
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In Memoriam: Dr. Alan S. Crandall
Global eye care lost a champion with the recent passing of Dr. Alan S. Crandall, a brilliant surgeon whose compassion knew no boundaries. On behalf of the Himalayan Cataract Project,...
Oct 29, 2020
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Himalayan Cataract Project Announces Tally of Over One Million Surgeries
The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) announced recently that the eye care organization achieved a major milestone. Together with its collective network of partners around the world, the HCP has reached...
Oct 23, 2020
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Surgical Outreach Work Resumes in Ghana
After pausing outreach events in mid-March in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, HCP’s partners in Ghana have carefully resumed small-scale outreach and surgical care, shifting the focus from high-volume...
Sep 30, 2020
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HCP’s Virtual 25th Anniversary Celebration
Drs. Geoff Tabin and Sanduk Ruit, Co-founders of the Himalayan Cataract Project invite you to a virtual celebration of our 25th Anniversary of providing transformative eye care.This will...
Sep 30, 2020
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Eye Bank of Ethiopia Wins Award Highlighting Success of Public Private Partnership
The Eye Bank of Ethiopia has been awarded the 2020 P3 Impact Award.
Sep 30, 2020
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New Education Modules Help Advance Eye Care Training Options
In mid-August, Ethiopian trainers brought the modules to Debre Berhan, Ethiopia to use the modules to provide instruction and skills transfer to four ophthalmic nurses, four optometrists and two biomedical engineers in the area.
Aug 31, 2020
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A Story of Hope from Recent Efforts
A number of HCP’s partners have resumed moderate cataract surgical outreach after the threat of COVID-19 temporarily paused outreach activities earlier this year. Five partners in Ghana and three...
Aug 31, 2020
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HCP Announces New Speciality Eye Center in Ethiopia
Ethiopia shoulders one of the highest burdens of blindness in the world, with an estimated backlog of 800,000 people with cataract blindness. Only 70,000 Ethiopians receive cataract surgery each year, leaving hundreds...
Aug 31, 2020
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