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NBC Shares Story of South Sudan Outreach

Volunteer Ophthalmologist Dr. Lloyd Williams and photographer Chris Hildreth share patient stories from South Sudan with NBC national audience.

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NYT: Choose a Gift That Changes Lives

HCP was selected as a recipient of New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof’s 2020 Holiday Impact Prize. The Holiday Impact Prize is awarded to nonprofits...

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Bhutan Gets Its First Eye Hospital

The eye center, named in honor of Her Majesty the Royal Grand Mother, is technically and financially supported by the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) in Nepal and WEN Giving Foundation.

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The Miracle Of Cataract Surgery: The Blind Can See Again

NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent, Jason Beaubien, reports from high-volume cataract surgical outreach in Ethiopia

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One of these world-changing ideas is about to be worth $100 million

The MacArthur Foundation 100&Change initiative inspires organizations to step up.

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FOX News | Doctors team up to stop preventable blindness

FOX News Channel’s Dr. Manny Alvarez interviews Himalayan Cataract Project co-founders Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin

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60 Minutes features Himalayan Cataract Project

60 Minutes features Himalayan Cataract Project co-founders Dr. Sanduk Ruit and Dr. Geoff Tabin in Myanmar conducting a high-volume cataract surgical outreach.

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This Man Helped Over 1L People See Again, And He's Not Done Yet

There are 223 million people in the world with some kind of vision ailment, but this huge number does not daunt Dr Sanduk Ruit. As an ophthalmologist, he has given...

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MacArthur Names 8 Semifinalists in $100 Million Grant Competition

Proposals by the Carter Center, Catholic Relief Services, and the Human Diagnosis Project are among the eight "big ideas" that will compete for a $100 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

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