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Over a thousand people receive sight-restoring surgery in Ethiopia

The Himalayan Cataract Project works with more than a dozen hospitals and eye centers throughout Ethiopia to support direct service, provide education and training opportunities, and strengthen local and...
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Cataract Outreach and Training Event in Eastern Ghana

Working in partnership with Operation Eyesight Universal (OEU) in Ghana, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) managed a cataract surgical outreach in Akim Akroso in eastern Ghana from November...
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Applying the Cataract Model to Oculoplastics

HCP supported an oculoplastics surgical workshop at Menelik II Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with master trainer Dr. Rohit Saiju from Nepal, Dr. Meseret Ejigu from Ethiopia, and Dr. Anya...
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Himalayan Cataract Project 2015 Annual Report

We are very pleased to present our 2015 Annual Report, highlighting our efforts in the Himalayas and Sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate needless blindness in areas that need it most—from Taunggyi...
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Himalayan Cataract Project to be featured on 60 Minutes

Watch the 60 Minutes special report on the work of the Himalayan Cataract Project. Air date to be announced.
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April Newsletter Highlights

Ethiopia: Helping Hundreds in Harar High-Volume Cataract Campaign at Bisidimo Hospital HCP continues to increase its efforts to support eye care services in remote areas of Ethiopia, working with local...
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Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Featured in Ghana Business News

Ghana Business News and the USAID/ASHA April Newsletter featured the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital for both its accomplishments with solar power and its most recent record-breaking high-volume cataract campaign.
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Park City Gallery Show Focuses on Himalayan Cataract Project

Gallery MAR exhibit will highlight world-renowned adventure photographer Ace Kvale’s work featuring the Himalayan Cataract Project
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HCP Featured in USA Today

Dr. Geoff Tabin talks about global blindness and what sparked his passion to restore sight to the world's needlessly blind in USA Today's Vision and Hearing insert by Mediaplanet. "In...
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