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HCP Cureblindness Performs First Tissue Transplant in Eritrea

Salih Mohammed, 60, believed he’d be blind for life. Instead, he made history for being the first person in Eritrea to be able to see after a successful cornea transplant.

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Giving Tuesday & The Power of Generosity

Supporters of HCP Cureblindness continue to show our team the power of generosity as their contributions transform lives in a meaningful, lasting way. As we enter the last months of...

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Look & Learn: Visit Allows for More Outreaches in 2024

Visitors from Somaliland recently visited an outreach at Bisidimo to watch and learn from HCP’s experienced team to replicate the outreach after returning home.

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HCP Addresses Gender Equality and Vision Care

More than half of the world’s blind are women, yet anecdotal evidence tells us that men seek eye care more frequently. HCP Cureblindness is working towards changing this trend by...

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Another Milestone, Another 200k With Sight Saved

HCP Cureblindness announces that more than 200,000 patients have received a sight-saving corneal transplant since SightLife International-led efforts to address corneal blindness started in 2009. For HCP and partner doctors...

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World Sight Day is Opportunity for HCP to Share Its Mission

World Sight Day allows HCP Cureblindness and others to shine a light on the importance of eye health.

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Ethiopian Surgeon Runs Independent Outreach Based on HCP-Model

Having worked with HCP Cureblindness for more than a decade, Ethiopian cataract surgeon Abraham Aregay hosts his first ever independent outreach structured on HCP’s proven model.

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Ghanaian Farmer Regains Sight and Livelihood

For patients at an HCP Cureblindness outreach, their story starts with “he or she was blind” and ends with a yet-written script of endless hope on what’s next for them...

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What a Year: HCP Shares 2022 Annual Report

2022 marked another successful year for HCP Cureblindness as it continued to expand its impact across South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa to help people retain and restore their sight.

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