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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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news | Bhutan

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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news | Ghana

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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news | Ethiopia

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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news | Ethiopia | Ghana

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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