2018 Ghana Stakeholders Meeting
HCP Staffers, In-Country Personnel and Partners, and Collaborating Organizations; Orbis International and the Moran Eye Center Attend Annual Ghana Stakeholders Meeting in Kumasi
The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi hosted the 2018 Ghana Stakeholders Meeting at the end of January bringing together HCP partners working in Ghana and supporting KATH’s efforts to improve eye care. As the Himalayan Cataract Project continues to broaden our efforts in Ghana, ever expanding our collaboration with KATH, Orbis and the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, opportunities to strengthen our collective work are invaluable. We accomplish far more by leveraging partnerships than any single entity on its own.
During this three day summit, presentations were given by HCP Staffers and In-Country Personnel, KATH Eye Unit Department Heads, and representatives from Orbis and the Moran Eye Center. Presenters included HCP Chief of Program Administration, Pamela Clapp; Ophthalmologist at the Moran Eye Center and former HCP International Fellow, Dr. Eric Hansen; Head of the KATH Eye Clinic and Cornea Specialist, Dr. Seth Lartey; Orbis International Africa Country Representative, Dr. Maria Hagan; and Residency Program Director and Medical Retina Specialist at KATH, Dr. Amos Aikins.
HCP has worked in Ghana for 11 years, with over 300,000 patients served and over 22,000 surgeries provided by our partners. In 2017, HCP saw a steady increase in outreach and hospital-based surgeries as well as training opportunities with a focus on strengthening the Residency Program.
In 2018, HCP hopes to add five new partners to support the National Cataract Outreach Program, double outreach surgery targets from 3,500 to 7,000 and continue to invest in infrastructure.
