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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
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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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Dr. Gloria Kyeremeh at Tarkwa Hospital in Ghana, completing the first outreach with her new outreach kit.
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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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27-year-old Michael Ankomanyi, a graphic designer in Ghana
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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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Another Milestone, Another 200k With Sight Saved

HCP Cureblindness announces that more than 200,000 patients have received a sight-saving corneal transplant since SightLife International-led efforts to address corneal blindness started in 2009. For HCP and partner doctors...
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Ghanaian Farmer Regains Sight and Livelihood

For patients at an HCP Cureblindness outreach, their story starts with “he or she was blind” and ends with a yet-written script of endless hope on what’s next for them...
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