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Dr. Alemu Kerie Tesfaw, Ophthalmologist

The number of trained ophthalmic personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to the number of people in need of eye care services is woefully insufficient. Ethiopia's population of 85 million is...
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Nurse Marta

Our education and training program is one of the pillars of the Himalayan Cataract Project’s eye care model. We know that training just one person in turn can directly affect...
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Deb White

Every donation to the Himalayan Cataract Project helps make a difference for those struggling with unnecessary blindness in the developing world.
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Admin Chief Reflects on 22 Years at Tilganaga Institute of Ophthalmology

"This is my happiest moment — when a patient can enjoy eye sight."These are the words of Mr. Bhagirath Baniya, Admin Chief of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Nepal...
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National Plan for Myanmar

HCP participated in a National Stakeholder Consultation Workshop to develop an action plan for eye health in Myanmar.
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International Fellow in Papua New Guinea

HCP International Fellow Dr. Anya Gushchin visited Papua New Guinea with a team of three oculoplastic specialists, a neuro-ophthalmologist, a neuro-radiologist and a comprehensive ophthalmologist/cornea specialist to address the very...
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Ophthalmology On the Rise in Ghana

The Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), Himalayan Cataract Project's main partner in Ghana, continues to make strides to alleviate unnecessary blindness.
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Resident Ready to Make a Difference

Dr. Mihiret Deyessa is an ophthalmology resident from Menelik II Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She recently traveled with the Himalayan Cataract Project to our high-volume cataract campaign in Woldia...
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High-Volume Cataract Campaign | Quiha, Ethiopia

​Our hearts are overflowing with joy from the more than 2,300 surgeries that were performed over the course of 12 days in early May in Quiha and Woldia, Ethiopia, making...
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