Of the more than 36 million people worldwide suffering from unnecessary blindness, almost half are due to cataract – which can be surgically treated.
We aspire to cure the mountain of global blindness, one patient at a time.
The Himalayan Cataract Project works to cure needless blindness with the highest quality care at the lowest cost.
News, stories, and updates from the field.
In early March, five Ethiopian ophthalmologists arrived at Kombolcha airport and headed to an outreach at Boru Meda Hospital, a small health center on the outskirts of Dessie.
Mar 31, 2022
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...
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...
Yeshi Ali Yesuf, age 35, was born deaf and has been unable to communicate verbally her whole life.
Mar 24, 2022
The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) envisions a world in which no person is needlessly blind. For over 25 years, we have partnered with local eye health providers to help them...
Mar 14, 2022
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...
Feb 28, 2022
After years of civil war and with only two ophthalmologists and one ophthalmic nurse serving a population of nearly 13 million people, most South Sudanese lack adequate access to eye care.
March 8 is International Women’s Day - a day to celebrate the achievements of women and to take action for gender equality.
We have some exciting news to share with you. A search is underway for an accomplished and collaborative leader to serve as HCP’s next Chief Executive Officer.
Jan 27, 2022
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