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Dr. Sadik Taju Sherief

Pediatric Ophthalmology Specialist and Head of Pediatrics at Menelik II Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Melkemu

Melkemu is a 14 year-old boy who was brought to a high volume cataract outreach at Arba Minch Hospital in Ethiopia by his father, Melkechi. Subdued and shy, with cataracts...

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Eye Center in Oregon Initiates Global Partners Program

Group of HCP Affiliated Ophthalmologists at Medical Eye Center in Medford, OR spearhead fundraising effort in support of HCP

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Dr. Abraham Aregay

"I hope we can reduce the backlog of blindness and restore vision to those in need in Ethiopia. Not just cataracts, but all preventable and treatable blindness"

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Dr. Helen Sisay

“My future plan is first to serve my community, to give sight, to preserve visual function, to work on preventable blindness, and to transfer my knowledge by teaching”

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Dr. Angira Shrestha

“I am committed to provide my knowledge, skills and time to support the noble cause of HCP, mainly in advancing the field of uvea and ocular inflammation in resource-limited-settings.”

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Four Friends Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to Help #cureblindness

Four friends hike Mt. Kilimanjaro and raise over $20k to help the needlessly blind

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Dr. Daniel Getaneh

“The Eyes are the lamp of our body. Everyone fears to be blind because losing sight will bring catastrophic effect to one’s personal, social and economic life”

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Donor Chops Off Dreadlocks to Raise Money for HCP

“The capacity to restore an individual’s sight—to enable them to more deeply experience the world and see their loved ones’ smiles—for a paltry $25 is astounding”

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