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Cure Blindness Project Fellow Sean Collon
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Field Notes: Cure Blindness Project Fellow Sean Collon

As the Cure Blindness Project global fellow, Dr. Sean Collon spent the year working in sub-Saharan Africa under the mentorship of Dr. Geoff Tabin. The year-long fellowship in partnership with...
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Hands on training with Dr Audrey Rostov
news Ethiopia

Training Expands Capacity for Eye Care in Ethiopia

For a fourth year, Cure Blindness Project is helping expand eye health capacity in Ethiopia by training ophthalmic nurses and optometrists. Forty-three eye health professionals, working across the primary, secondary...
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news Nepal

Gender Equality Training Allows for More Inclusive Eye Care

Recent training at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology (TIO) in Nepal was designed to enhance patient accessibility and promote gender equality in regards to both access to care and workplace equality.
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news Eritrea

Talented Doctor Brings Wealth of Experience to Eritrea

An unexpected path leads Dr. Babiker to HCP and its mission to build local capacity in Eritrea.
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news Rwanda

LIVE Classroom Hosts Residents from Rwanda for First Time

Three days of instruction combined classroom learning with hands-on training to enhance residents' knowledge from Ethiopia and Rwanda.
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news Eritrea

A Return to Eritrea and Big Plans for 2024

HCP Cureblindness returns to Eritrea and commits to an expanded partnership with Berhan Aini Hospital for 2024.
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news Ghana

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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news Ethiopia

Another First: HCP Fellowship Means New Specialty Care for Ethiopia

A new fellowship in uveitis means Ethiopia will soon have a dedicated doctor who resides in the country available to diagnose and treat the disease.
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news Eritrea

HCP Cureblindness Performs First Tissue Transplant in Eritrea

Salih Mohammed, 60, believed he’d be blind for life. Instead, he made history for being the first person in Eritrea to be able to see after a successful cornea transplant.
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