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Our Work Continues - Update on Nepal from HCP Co-Founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit

We know how much you care about the needlessly blind people we serve.
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R.K. and Aleah Arundale

​There are few people more devoted to Himalayan Cataract Project’s mission to cure needless blindness in under-resourced countries than R.K. Arundale and Aleah Siegel Arundale.
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HCP trainee rides out COVID lockdown with fellowship

​Dr. Bezawit Tadegagne Abera, an ophthalmologist from St. Paul's Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, arrived in Kathmandu on Dec 1, 2019 for a 5-month hands-on training program at...
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Virtual Grand Rounds Highlights Global Blindness

​While COVID-19 has created challenges for in person meetings, clinical care and international travel, HCP Co-founder Dr. Geoff Tabin has used it as an opportunity to host some of the...
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Contributing Life's Lessons to HCP: The Michael Lewis Story

As the Himalayan Cataract Project marks our 25th year, few individuals have had the personal connection to our work as author, photographer, doctor and friend, Michael Lewis. Michael is an...
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Strong engagement drives successful #GivingTuesdayNow matching campaign

​“Great organization! - Can you imagine being blind in today's world?”
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Dr. Mo Hartstein

This past week HCP Affiliated Ophthalmologist Dr. Morris Hartstein arranged a second shipment of HCP-supported personal protective equipment (PPE) from Israel to Ethiopia for distribution to HCP partner hospitals
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#GivingTuesdayNow Spurs Day of Action for Giving and Unity

GivingTuesday, the global generosity movement, has announced #GivingTuesdayNow, a global day of giving and unity, set to take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented...
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Emergency Medical Supplies Reach Ethiopian Partners

Before patients can experience the joy of sight restoration at a high-volume surgical outreach, the right tools and sufficient materials need to be in place — from microscopes and medicines...
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