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Dr. Agatha Mensa-Debrah

Dr. Agatha Mensa-Debrah wears more than one hat in her work to eliminate preventable blindness.
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Our Annual Report: Lives Changed Together

It is with great pleasure that we share the Himalayan Cataract Project’s 2020 Annual Report with you.
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GHANA: Experts Aim to Improve Child Eye Cancer Odds

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.
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Dr. David Khorram: How to Make a Difference in the World

“I ask myself, ‘Why do I do this?’ The answer comes the next morning when the bandages come off, and patients dance and doctors cry.” - Dr. David Khorram.
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Drs. Tabin & Ruit receive 2021 ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award

HCP Co-founders Drs. Geoff Tabin and Sanduk Ruit were awarded the 2021 ASCRS Foundation Chang-Crandall Humanitarian Award during the organization’s annual conference last week.
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Dr. David Rooney

Each year, HCP partners with Stanford University to offer 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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School Screening Program In Ethiopia Delivers Fresh Sight to Nearly 200 Teachers and Students

For children who suffer from poor vision, learning effectively in school is a challenge. For those with cataract blindness, it can mean the end of their education entirely. Early screening...
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Matching Campaign Raises $182,867 for Sight-Restoring Surgeries

​The Himalayan Cataract Project marked National Cataract Awareness Month with a successful matching campaign and cataract outreach work in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Tanzania.
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HCP Enhances Data Capacity

​In order to understand and maximize our impact, the HCP Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team carefully tracks all of our program data.
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