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Keeping HCP Partners Safe Amid Covid-19

Advancing the skills and capacities of ophthalmic personnel of all levels is a key component of Himalayan Cataract Project’s model to build sustainable eye care systems in under-resourced countries.
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Hiking On in the Face of COVID-19

A message from HCP Co-founder and Chairman Geoff Tabin to the HCP Community:
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How Can You Help?

People who hear about the work of HCP co-founder Dr. Ruit, the training of ophthalmic teams in Ghana or a surgical outreach resulting in over 1,000 sight restoring eye surgeries...
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How Can You Help?

People who hear about the work of HCP co-founder Dr. Ruit, the training of ophthalmic teams in Ghana or a surgical outreach resulting in over 1,000 sight restoring eye surgeries...
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Two Buckeyes Building Ophthalmic Capacity in Ghana

After exchanging hearty hellos and hugs with ophthalmologist friends old and new, Drs. John Pajka and Amit Tandon, jump into their scrubs, stroll cautiously into their respective surgical theaters, fist...
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First 2020 Ethiopian High-Volume Campaign a Success

Ethiopia’s first high-volume cataract campaign of 2020 signaled a strong start in working toward curing preventable blindness in the country. Over the span of four days, HCP and its implementing...
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Speech by HCP Co-founder Draws Over 450 People in NYC Area

HCP Co-founder Dr. Sanduk Ruit was in the US for a week in February to meet with key figures in the organization including Co-founder and long-time friend Dr. Geoff Tabin...
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HCP | CureBlindness Among Top 100 Proposals for Macarthur $100 Million Grant

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recently unveiled HCP | CureBlindess (Himalayan Cataract Project) as one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its 100&Change...
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Behind the Scenes: Screening for High-Volume Cataract Campaigns

There is a lot of “behind the scenes” work that goes into preparing for an HCP-supported high-volume cataract surgical campaign. Local screening teams provide basic treatment and have an impact...
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