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Thomas Badu

During a recent outreach in Koforidua, Ghana, HCP’s partner, the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua, helped treat Thomas Badu and provide care for his vision loss. Badu, a 75-year-old from...
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Child eye exams can catch other health issues early

There are many causes of childhood blindness, including disease, malnutrition, and injury. As HCP has progressively built and strengthened systems of eye care in the countries where we work, additional...
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Dr. Seth Lartey

Dr. Seth Lartey is a familiar name to those connected to the Himalayan Cataract Project. As one of the most senior ophthalmologists in Ghana, HCP has benefited immensely from his...
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Linda Awuku

Linda Awuku, a 26-year-old aspiring fashion designer, struggled with her vision for years before receiving care at an HCP outreach in Cape Coast, Ghana. In junior high school, seeing the...
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Passing the Torch: A New Ghana Country Representative Joins HCP

​A key factor to HCP Cureblindness’ success lies with our Country Representatives. Our Country Representatives help guide conversations and implement initiatives for HCP Cureblindness to make improvements to eye care...
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An Update on Baby Beatrice

Some of you may remember Baby Beatrice, the little patient we met last year during an outreach at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital in Ghana. At that time, Beatrice was just...
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It Takes a Village

The surgical outreach events held by HCP play an important role providing eye care. But, these outreaches wouldn’t happen without the support of many local community members - it’s not...
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Providing Hope for the Future in Ghana

Throughout the month of February, HCP and its partners provided surgical outreach events throughout Ghana. An outreach event at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH) is where we met 13-year-old...
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One of Our Favorite Patient Stories of 2021 - Baby Beatrice

​Two-month old Baby Beatrice was born with cataracts in both eyes. Her father, Eric Nkrumah Dadzie, is blind in one eye and has limited vision in the other; he was...
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