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Gift of Sight | A film by Yaara Bou Melhem

From Nepal to Indonesia, 101 East visits communities paralysed by preventable blindness and meets the doctors whose mission is to restore sight, and more importantly hope.
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The Story of Tume Aido | Negelle, Ethiopia

Nine-year-old Tume Aido lives in Negelle, Ethiopia with her family. She is one of 10 siblings living just outside town.Tume's parents are cattle farmers. Tume used to take care of...
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New York Times Journalist Profiles HCP

Pulitzer prize winning journalist Nicholas Kristof joined Drs. Sanduk Ruit and Geoff Tabin in Hetauda, Nepal to witness firsthand the profound effect of cataract surgery in the developing world.
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Duk County Trailer: Restoring Sight in South Sudan

Produced by Jordan Campbell and Michael Herbener, this film chronicles a bold mission to restore sight in South Sudan.
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HCP in Ethiopia

HCP’s strength is building relationships with existing eye care providers to enhance training capacity and creating world-class infrastructure resulting in high-quality outcomes. HCP’s first partnership in Ethiopia developed in 200...
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Jamgon Kongtrul Eye Center | India

Himalayan Cataract Project efforts in India have gradually expanded to include training and equipment support for programs in three regions. The Jamgon Kongtrul Eye Centre in Kalimpong provides primary eye...
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Dr. Alemu | Himalayan Cataract Project Fellow | Created by: Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology

Dr. Alemu began working with the Himalayan Cataract Project in 2012 during a high-volume cataract campaign where more than 1,100 surgeries were provided in rural Ethiopia. The campaign fueled his...
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The Power of One | Nurse Marta Yeshitela Abebe

Marta Yeshitela Abebe is an ophthalmic nurse from Bisidimo Hospital in Harar, Ethiopia. She not only provides eye care for thousands in her remote region, she travels with the Himalayan...
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Dr. Geoff Tabin | TEDx Talk

Himalayan Cataract Project Co-Founder Dr. Geoff Tabin spoke at TEDx Jackson Hole in 2014. Tabin joined a list of distinguished speakers who came together to share ideas connected by the...
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