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A Landmark Partnership to Accelerate Our Shared Mission

A Landmark Partnership to Accelerate Our Shared Mission

Cure Blindness Project and The Fred Hollows Foundation Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness Worldwide
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A Shared Vision: Advancing Eye Health in Africa Reception 

Cure Blindness Project leadership recently brought together members of the African diaspora in the Washington, D.C. area for an evening of meaningful dialogue on the state of treatable blindness in...
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A Year of Vision, A Future Transformed: Introducing Our 2025 Impact Report

A Year of Vision, A Future Transformed: Introducing Our 2025 Impact Report

Over the past year, something extraordinary happened—millions of moments that began in darkness ended in light.
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Transforming Lives Through Eye Care: Regina and Her Children
Tanzania Patient Care

Transforming Lives Through Eye Care: Regina and Her Children

Regina gave birth to four children, each of whom was also born with cataracts. As they grew older, their eyesight gradually deteriorated, leaving them with significant visual impairment. For years...
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Bangladesh Patient Care

It Was Like Getting My Life Back: Yunus’ Journey from Blur to Sight

Yunus Sarkar has spent most of his life farming in Banihara, Gaibandha district of Bangladesh. At 76, cataracts slowly began to change that life. The fields he knew so well...
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A Vision Realized: Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Inaugurates New Eye Care Center of Excellence
Ghana Infrastructure & Equipment

A Vision Realized: Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Inaugurates New Eye Care Center of Excellence

On March 3rd, the grounds of Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) came alive with celebration, reflection, and hope. Leaders from government, global health organizations, donor communities, and the people of...
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Strengthening Eye Health in Ethiopia: The Enduring Partnership Between Cure Blindness Project and Jimma University
Ethiopia Local Capacity

Strengthening Eye Health in Ethiopia: The Enduring Partnership Between Cure Blindness Project and Jimma University

Cure Blindness Project has long been a trusted and impactful partner of Jimma University, working collaboratively to strengthen and expand eye care services and residency training in the region. Over...
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Local Capacity

Global Ophthalmology Leader Dr. David Khorram Appointed Senior Clinical Advisor

Earlier this month, Cure Blindness Project announced the appointment of Dr. David Khorram as Volunteer Senior Clinical Advisor, Residency & Quality (CARQ). A longtime leader in global ophthalmology and cataract...
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South Sudan Patient Care

Restoring Sight, Restoring Dignity — The Journey of Santo Garang

Santo Garang, a 46-year-old father of five from Aweil East County, South Sudan, spent more than a year living in total darkness. A dedicated military soldier and trainer stationed at...
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Burundi Patient Care

From Nearly Four Years of Darkness to the Return of Light

For almost four years, Mama Ngiriyabandi Prisca, an 89-year-old widow from Makamba Province, Burundi, lived in complete darkness. Her world had slowly closed around her — not only because of...
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