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Gender Equality Training Allows for More Inclusive Eye Care
Nepal Local Capacity

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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Ethiopian Soldier Sees Again
Ethiopia Patient Care

Ethiopian Soldier Sees Again

While on night patrol in the country’s northern region, Fisum heard a noise and began running through a grove of black thorns to investigate. In the dark, he couldn’t see...
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Global Partners Program Relaunch

Let’s See What’s Possible: Global Partners Program Relaunch

HCP Cureblindness relaunches its Global Partners Program to directly support patient care in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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Ethiopian Farmer Sees Again
Ethiopia Patient Care

Ethiopian Farmer Sees Again

At HCP Cureblindness outreaches, patients react differently the moment doctors remove their bandages: Some cry. Some stare in disbelief. Others break out in joyful grins. Each one is memorable. Each...
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Cataracts: How Ten Minutes Can Change a Life
Patient Care

Cataracts: How Ten Minutes Can Change a Life

June is Cataract Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of the devastating impact of cataract blindness on millions of people around the world.
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No Age Limit for Joy Restored
Nepal Patient Care

No Age Limit for Joy Restored

For 90-year-old Bishnu Maya Khadka from Chuchure Village in Nepal, it was the Himalayas that anchored her world; their beauty, their power, their mystery. Until she lost her sight to...
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Geoff Tabin, 4th person to achieve the Seven Summits

HCP Co-Founder Wins Prestigious Alpine Award

No wonder HCP Cureblindness believes it can move mountains. Our co-founder showed us how with his dogged determination and unrelenting optimism to reach for the highest heights.
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Talented Doctor Brings Wealth of Experience to Eritrea
Eritrea Local Capacity

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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Dr. Austen Knapp teaching how to grade retinal photographs to Africa Eye employees.
Ghana

New Grants Leading Global Health Research Space

A series of research grants will allow for a comprehensive study of sickle cell retinopathy in Ghanaian children and shape diagnosis and treatment of this prevalent West African disease.
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