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... Read More
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... Read More
Giving Tuesday is November 29th, but you can change someone’s life today! Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
HCP recently hosted its first regional partners workshop in Malawi bringing together over 40 participants from Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, South Sudan and the US. Read More
The Himalayan Cataract Project’s Board of Directors is delighted to welcome Katherine G. Overbey (K-T) as HCP's CEO, effective October 4, 2022. Read More
There are many causes of childhood blindness, including disease, malnutrition, and injury. As HCP has progressively built and strengthened systems of eye care in the countries where we work, additional... Read More