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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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First Person: Through The Eyes of an Outreach Surgeon

Dr. Doreen Amanhwah Frimpong, a Ghanaian pediatric ophthalmologist, shares her first-person experience during a recent outreach in Kumasi, Ashanti region, Ghana.
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Building Sustainable Eye Care Systems: One Surgeon’s Story

Building a sustainable eye care system involves not only establishing a facility but also training professionals to manage and run them. For many low- and middle-income countries, a lack of...
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Outreach in Ghana Brings Care to Pediatric Patients

In this patient story, we meet Odelia, a ten-month-old Ghanaian girl born with congenital cataracts. Thanks to HCP Cureblindness’ recent outreach, Odelia is one of two dozen children whose vision...
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Cacao, Courage, and Clarity: Adwoa Asongwaa's Visionary Tale

Adwoa Asongwaa supported her ten children on her own by farming cacao until cataracts robbed her of sight. Thanks to a 10-minute surgery, Asongwaa was able to see her grandchildren...
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Health is Wealth: Paving the Way to Cure Cornea Blindness & Build Resilience in Ghana

On Thursday, March 2nd, HCP Cureblindness hosted the first Cornea Transplant Summit in Ghana to address corneal blindness in collaboration with the Ophthalmological Society of Ghana. Governmental leaders, as well...
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How 15 minutes changed 12-year old Felicia's life

Felicia Mensah took her first steps at only nine months old. By age 10, her world was blurry around the edges. Nevertheless, Felicia dreamed of becoming a nurse, and then...
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Profile: Dr. Boateng Wiafe

Dr. Boateng Wiafe, a senior Ghanaian ophthalmologist, has helped advise HCP since 2012 on reducing rates of unnecessary blindness in Ghana. Dr. Wiafe completed his medical and ophthalmology training in...
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Celebrations around the globe mark World Sight Day

Every year on the second Thursday in October, the global eye care community comes together to mark World Sight Day - a special day to focus global attention on blindness...
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