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Since our first in-country partnership in 2008, together with partners:

1.55m+

eye screenings and basic treatment

150k+

sight-restoring surgeries

About 230,000 people are currently blind in Ghana according to the Ghana Health Service.

With only 100 ophthalmologists to treat the more than 30 million people who live in Ghana, Cure Blindness Project is working to expand access to care by training frontline healthcare workers to diagnose and treat eye diseases.

Cataracts continue to be the leading cause of low-vision and blindness with hundreds of thousands waiting for care. Care in rural communities lags behind that available in cities. Cure Blindness Project strives to provide necessary equipment and training so doctors can care for those in the most remote areas.
 

Ghana Milestones

2006

First partnership with Kumasi Hospital in Kumasi to support training and cataract outreach.

2014

Inaugurate KATH’s standalone Eye Center funded by USAID ASHA as a center of excellence in care and training serving West Africa. The completed facility saw a 26.5% increase in surgical eye care during the year following its opening.

2017

First Country Representative, Dr. Oscar Debrah is hired to advise Cure Blindness Project program activity and partner expansion.

2018

The number of Cure Blindness Project partnerships reaches 13 and includes Ghanian service providers from both the public and private sectors.

In partnership with Ghana Health Service (GHS), the National Cataract Outreach Program (NCOP) is established with the goal of eliminating needless blindness in Ghana while building a financially sustainable program.

2020

Cure Blindness Project receives USAID grant to construct a stand-alone eye center and teaching facility (modeled after KATH) at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

2021

GHS assigns four staff members (optometrists, ophthalmic nurse, biomedical engineer and program manager) to train eye care personnel in NCOP’s standard operating procedures for cataract surgeries.

Unknown KATH Inauguration

Our Partners in Ghana

Ashanti (Southern) Region

  • Agogo Presbyterian Hospital
  • Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH)
  • St. Patrick’s Hospital (Offinso)

Brong Ahafo Region (Seth Wanye - Zonal Leader)

  • Holy Family Hospital (Techiman)

Central Region

  • Cape Coast Teaching Hospital
  • Watborg / Operation EyeSight Universal (OEU)

Eastern Region (Mercy Dawson - Zonal Region)

  • Koforidua Regional Hospital
  • Tetteh-Quarshie Memorial Hospital (Mampong)

Greater Accra Region

  • Crystal Eye Clinic
  • Korle Bu Teaching Hospital

Northern Region

  • Tamale Teaching Hospital
  • Friends Eye Center

Upper Eastern Region

  • Bolgatanga Presbyterian Regional Eye Hospital

Western Region

  • Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital (Takoradi)

National

  • Eye Care Unit
  • Ghana Health Services
  • National Cataract Outreach Program