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Restoring Sight in Zimbabwe

HCP Partners with Zimbabwe Medical Project and Rotary Club to provide cataract surgeries in Victoria Falls
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Cataract Outreach in Eastern Region of Ghana

A team from the KATH Eye Center in Kumasi, Ghana set out to Krobo Odumasi in the Eastern Region to conduct a cataract surgical campaign from February 27-March 1.
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HCP receives seventh consecutive 4-Star rating from Charity Navigator

The Himalayan Cataract Project is proud to be recognized as a four star charity by Charity Navigator, America's premier independent charity evaluator. Charity Navigator works to advance a more efficient...
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HCP and WEEMA International deliver 1,131 surgeries in Hosanna

Earlier this month Himalayan Cataract Project Chairman Dr. Geoff Tabin, in collaboration with Weema International and Ethiopian surgeons from Hosanna, Durame, Woldiya and Addis Ababa, delivered 1,131 sight-restoring cataract surgeries...
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HCP Among 8 Semi-Finalists in MacArthur Foundation Competition for $100 Million Grant

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is one of the largest independent foundations in the United States, which supports “creative people, effective institutions, and influential networks in building...
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Saturday Surgeries and Expanding our Reach in Ghana

In 2016, HCP and its partners more than doubled the number of surgeries reported in 2015. Part of this increase is due to our partnership with Dr. Judith Simon –...
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Reflecting on 2016

Happy New Year from all of us at the Himalayan Cataract Project! Thank you again for your commitment to our work. Last year, together with our partners, we screened and...
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The Story of the Himalayan Cataract Project

Are you new to the Himalayan Cataract Project? Curious about our history? Want to introduce us to someone you know?In moving words and remarkable photographs, Our Story tells of our...
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10,000 Surgeries in Ethiopia

When Dr. Matt Oliva and a team of Ethiopian ophthalmologists completed a high-volume cataract campaign in Harar in early December, the Himalayan Cataract Project reached an impressive milestone for the...
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