Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world, yet 80% of cases are preventable or treatable. Through surgery outreaches and professional training, HCP and its Ethiopian...
Nov 24, 2021
HCP Board Member Dr. Matt Oliva and our partners in Ethiopia recently organized a two-week long surgical outreach at Bisidimo Hospital in Harar, Ethiopia. Over the course of the campaign...
Oct 29, 2021
“I ask myself, ‘Why do I do this?’ The answer comes the next morning when the bandages come off, and patients dance and doctors cry.” - Dr. David Khorram.
Aug 30, 2021
Cataract surgery is life changing, both for the patient and for their caregivers, as underscored by the following three stories from patients at a recent surgical outreach event in Bahir...
May 28, 2021
During a surgical outreach at Wolaita Sodo University in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia, HCP’s medical teams encountered 25-year old Degnesh, whose story captures the joy of...
Apr 30, 2021
Preparation for construction on the Specialty Eye Center in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia officially started in March 2021, marking an exciting step towards expanding eye care and ophthalmic training opportunities in...
Mar 31, 2021
Recently, HCP partnered with the Bisidimo Hospital to perform a weeklong cataract outreach, providing 472 sight restoring surgeries. Below are some of the stories from patients, whose lives have been...
Feb 26, 2021
HCP’s work continues to help those affected by needless blindness, even through the ongoing pandemic. These outreach efforts are planned in coordination with on-the-ground teams and adhere to Covid-19 protocols...
Dec 23, 2020
The Eye Bank of Ethiopia has been awarded the 2020 P3 Impact Award.
Sep 30, 2020