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Michael Brush, volunteer ophthalmologist, with trainees
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Dr. Michael Brush: Volunteer Ophthalmologist Spotlight

Dr. Mike Brush shares how his work as a Cure Blindness Project volunteer ophthalmologist builds capacity through training.
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Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women in Eye Health
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Vision for All: Promoting Gender Equality and Empowering Women in Eye Health

Globally, of the 1.1 billion people with vision loss, 609 million (55%) are females compared to 497 million (45%) males. A majority of them live in low-and-middle-income countries. Inequitable access...
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Cataract Campaign Donations Exceed Expectation

June is Cataract Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of the devastating impact of cataract blindness on millions of people around the world. Supporters of our mission exceeded fundraising...
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Dr. Austen Knapp teaching how to grade retinal photographs to Africa Eye employees.
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New Grants Leading Global Health Research Space

A series of research grants will allow for a comprehensive study of sickle cell retinopathy in Ghanaian children and shape diagnosis and treatment of this prevalent West African disease.
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2024 Corneal Summit in Ghana
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HCP Cureblindness Leads Support for Proposed Organ Donation Legislation

HCP Cureblindness joined partners to raise awareness to the need for a comprehensive organ and tissue donation law in Ghana.
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Student’s Faith Leads Him to Seek Help

Theology student Appiah Joshua Mighty prayed for a miracle. And then he learned about HCP Cureblindness’ free cataract outreach.
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Gift of Equipment Allows Rural Doctor to Cure Blindness

With much needed instruments, Dr. Gloria Kyeremeh, an ophthalmologist from rural Ghana, is able to treat and cure more cases of blindness.
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Artist Regains Sight at HCP Cureblindness Outreach

For 27-year-old Michael Ankomanyi, losing one’s sight is the equivalent to losing one’s soul.
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HCP Addresses Gender Equality and Vision Care

More than half of the world’s blind are women, yet anecdotal evidence tells us that men seek eye care more frequently. HCP Cureblindness is working towards changing this trend by...
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