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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
On October 14th, HCP observed World Sight Day 2021 with a cataract outreach in Cape Coast, Ghana. The event, performed in coordination with Ghana Health Services, provided training for new... Read More
In Ghana, the mortality rate for children suffering from retinoblastoma, an aggressive eye cancer commonly seen in young children, is high - one in every two children with retinoblastoma dies. Read More
Cataract surgical outreach is off to a strong start in Ghana this year, as our partners increase the amount of life-changing eye care services to those who need it most. Read More