Thanks to Your Kindness, Sight-Restoring Surgeries Have Resumed in Bhutan
Thanks to so many of you who gave to our matching campaign in June, Himalayan Cataract Project is able to support our partners in Bhutan as they resume eye care...
Jul 29, 2020
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Our Work Continues - Update on Nepal from HCP Co-Founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit
We know how much you care about the needlessly blind people we serve.
Jul 29, 2020
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HCP trainee rides out COVID lockdown with fellowship
Dr. Bezawit Tadegagne Abera, an ophthalmologist from St. Paul's Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, arrived in Kathmandu on Dec 1, 2019 for a 5-month hands-on training program at the Tilganga...
Jun 30, 2020
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Virtual Grand Rounds Highlights Global Blindness
While COVID-19 has created challenges for in person meetings, clinical care and international travel, HCP Co-founder Dr. Geoff Tabin has used it as an opportunity to host some of the...
Jun 30, 2020
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Strong engagement drives successful #GivingTuesdayNow matching campaign
“Great organization! - Can you imagine being blind in today's world?”
May 30, 2020
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#GivingTuesdayNow Spurs Day of Action for Giving and Unity
GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement, has announced #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity, set to take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused...
Apr 30, 2020
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Emergency Medical Supplies Reach Ethiopian Partners
Before patients can experience the joy of sight restoration at a high-volume surgical outreach, the right tools and sufficient materials need to be in place — from microscopes and medicines to...
Apr 30, 2020
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Treat, train, adapt, and grow: Empowering partners in a changing landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic arrived at a time of growth for HCP. While the crisis has stalled our efforts to combat needless blindness, we will not allow this virus to undo...
Apr 30, 2020
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The Power of our Partnerships: Our Response to COVID-19
A lot has changed in the world since the outbreak of COVID-19 and unprecedented measures to stop its spread are being taken by governments, organizations and people all across the world.
Mar 31, 2020
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Keeping HCP Partners Safe Amid Covid-19
For many of our ophthalmic trainees, the rapid global spread of the coronavirus has meant the premature interruption of their course of study and the difficult decision to return home.
Mar 31, 2020
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Hiking On in the Face of COVID-19
A message from HCP Co-founder and Chairman Geoff Tabin to the HCP Community:
Mar 19, 2020
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How Can You Help?
People who hear about the work of HCP co-founder Dr. Ruit, the training of ophthalmic teams in Ghana or a surgical outreach resulting in over 1,000 sight restoring eye surgeries in...
Feb 28, 2020
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Two Buckeyes Building Ophthalmic Capacity in Ghana
Dr. Pajka and Dr. Tandon recently met and worked together for the first time in Ghana, but the two share such similar backgrounds, it’s almost odd their paths have never crossed before.
Feb 28, 2020
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First 2020 Ethiopian High-Volume Campaign a Success
1,054 sight-restoring surgeries performed over four days in Hossana, Ethiopia.
Feb 28, 2020
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Speech by HCP Co-founder Draws Over 450 People in NYC Area
Dr. Sanduk. Ruit delivers motivational speech to Queens’ Nepalese community.
Feb 28, 2020
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HCP | CureBlindness Among Top 100 Proposals for Macarthur $100 Million Grant
High-scoring 100&Change applications featured in Bold Solutions Network
Feb 20, 2020
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Behind the Scenes: Screening for High-Volume Cataract Campaigns
There is a lot of “behind the scenes” work that goes into preparing for an HCP-supported high-volume cataract surgical campaign. Local screening teams provide basic treatment and have an impact on communities before an outreach even begins.
Jan 30, 2020
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School Fundraising Clubs Help Support HCP
Fundraising clubs provide an avenue for high school and college students to raise money for a cause of their choice. A growing number of clubs across North America have chosen to fundraise on behalf of Himalayan Cataract Project.
Jan 30, 2020
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