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Nepal

Providing eye care to Nepal’s most remote communities

You’ve seen breathtaking vistas of the Himalayas or snapshots of Everest’s imposing slopes in one documentary or another. Imagine, then, the cruel irony of being surrounded by such beauty, yet...
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HCP Cureblindness Launches the Virtual Classroom to Eliminate Gaps in Ophthalmology Residency Education

Since 1994, HCP has directly supported the training of over 18,000 ophthalmic personnel from 19 countries, either onsite at their home institutions, or at one of our partner training facilities.
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Ghana

2022 Year in Review

Thank you to all of our supporters, friends and partners who made 2022 a successful year in global eye care.
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South Sudan

Training and partnership development in South Sudan

After years of civil war and with only a small handful of eye care professionals serving a population of nearly 13 million people, most South Sudanese lack adequate access to...
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Ethiopia

Vision is Power: Restoring Vision for Over 1,500 Patients in Ethiopia

Last month, HCP’s Ethiopian team helped local providers perform over 1,500 sight-restoring cataract surgeries at Boru Meda Hospital over the course of five days. Two of the patients speak to...
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Restore Sight x 2 - Your Gift DOUBLED Today!

Giving Tuesday is November 29th, but you can change someone’s life today!
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Ethiopia

Over 2,600 sight-restoring surgeries in Ethiopia during October

HCP’s Ethiopian team helped local partners provide over 2,600 sight-restoring surgeries at four different cataract outreach events throughout October. The surgical events took place in Wolaita Sodo, Bisidimo, Bahir Dar...
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Celebrations around the globe mark World Sight Day

Every year on the second Thursday in October, the global eye care community comes together to mark World Sight Day - a special day to focus global attention on blindness...
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Tanzania

Partnership delivers increased care to Tanzania

HCP is partnering with Helen Keller Intl this year in Tanzania. The collaboration, which pairs Helen Keller’s expertise in Trachomatous Trichiasis (TT) care and HCP’s in cataract care, will ensure...
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