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Ghana

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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HCP Holds Inaugural Fellows Reunion

Since 2008, the Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) has offered an International Fellowship that provides highly-trained, early career ophthalmologists with global healthcare experience. Fellows work under the guidance of HCP Co-founder...
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Ethiopia

Trade Secrets: Partnership Shares Outreach Blueprint

On the second morning of a recent outreach in Bisidimo, Ethiopia patients are dancing and yelling out with joy as a team of doctors from the USA, Ethiopia and Tanzania...
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Philippines

Over 1,000 sight restoring surgeries provided in the Philippines

This week, a collaboration between SEE International, HCP Cureblindness and local partners in the Philippines brought eye care and sight-restoring surgeries to the people of Bohol, Philippines.
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Ethiopia

Patient Story: The Three Sisters

At an HCP outreach at the Woldia Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia, we met the three Teshome sisters: 10-year-old Makoya, eight-year-old ​​Tejitu and six-year-old Addise. All three girls were suffering from...
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June is Cataract Awareness Month

Your Gift Matched Until June 16!
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Celebrating the Life of Dr. Oscar Afari Debrah

HCP mourns the loss of one of our leaders in Ghana, Dr. Oscar Afari Debrah.
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Ghana

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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Ethiopia

No journey too long in Ethiopia

Washed out roads and flash floods couldn’t stop HCP’s Ethiopia team from bringing critical eye care services to new communities in the country.
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