The Himalayan Cataract Project works to cure needless blindness with the highest quality care at the lowest cost.
HCP mourns the loss of Adobe co-founder and long-time HCP supporter, Dr. John Warnock
HCP Cureblindness helps with the historic milestone of setting up the first eye bank in West Africa’s Mali.
Dr. Doreen Amanhwah Frimpong, a Ghanaian pediatric ophthalmologist, shares her first-person experience during a recent outreach in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana.
66-year-old Phuti Sherpa grew up in the shadows of the Himalayas, the mountains’ majestic beauty a backdrop for her life in the remote village of Dadakharka. After losing her sight...
Eye injuries and loss of vision for agricultural workers like ChandBee cause a domino effect: as fewer workers harvest food, less food makes it to market. In 2015, the United...
Building a sustainable eye care system involves not only establishing a facility but also training professionals to manage and run them. For many low- and middle-income countries, a lack of...
In this patient story, we meet Odelia, a ten-month-old Ghanaian girl born with congenital cataracts. Thanks to HCP Cureblindness’ recent outreach, Odelia is one of two dozen children whose vision...
Fathyia, a strong and independent young woman from a remote area in Africa, lost her sight due to an eye injury. With the help of HCP, she underwent a life-changing...
The training of community workers in Nepal and India has prevented more than 50,000 men, women and children from losing their sight.
Dr. Kanwal Singh Matharu completes his year-long HCP fellowship and reflects on his time spent working with in-country partners. The International Fellowship provides early career American ophthalmologists with global healthcare...
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