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news Myanmar

Cure Blindness Project Partners with Buddhist Monks in Myanmar

The Myanmar countryside reflects the country’s rich natural beauty. Stretching across rolling hills, vast plains, and lush river valleys, it’s a patchwork of emerald-green rice paddies, golden fields of sesame...
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news Kenya

Friendship Grows at Cure Blindness Project Outreach

Stoic and silent, Paul, 90, sits in the 9-passenger van driven by community outreach coordinator Samuel Nji. Paul’s family had explained the need to travel to the hospital and spend...
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Seeing Again: Midu Mohammed’s Story of Resilience and Renewal
news Tanzania

Seeing Again: Midu Mohammed’s Story of Resilience and Renewal

“Losing my vision was terrifying,” Midu shared. “It felt like I was losing control of my life.” Local photographer Daniel Msirikale shares the story of Tanzanian Midu Mohammed from a...
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First She Lost Her Husband. Then, Her Eyesight.
news Ethiopia

First She Lost Her Husband. Then, Her Eyesight.

Bekelech Gerum first lost her husband. Three years ago, she lost her sight.
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Boat full of patients traveling to surgical outreach in South Sudan
news South Sudan

Field Notes from South Sudan

In the heart of South Sudan, where access to medical care is scarce, the journey to restored sight begins on the waters of the White Nile. Patients, many blind for...
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Tanzanian farmer Stephanie Kaloto, recipient of cataract surgery
news Tanzania

When Shadows Overtook Stephanie’s World

Local photographer Daniel Msirikale shares the story of Tanzanian farmer Stephanie Kaloto from a recent outreach hosted at the Chunya Regional Hospital and in partnership with Helen Keller International in...
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news Ethiopia

Ethiopia Sets Monthly Record of Sight-Restoring Surgeries in November

What a month! Cure Blindness Project and partners performed a record number of sight-restoring surgeries in November. In Ethiopia, teams restored sight to over 12,000 people in multiple outreaches during...
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news Tanzania

In His Words: John Mpozayo

Local photographer Daniel Msirikale shares the story of Tanzanian plumber John Mpozayo from a recent outreach hosted at the Chunya Regional Hospital and in partnership with Helen Keller International in...
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13-Year-Old Girl in South Sudan Regains Her Sight
news South Sudan

13-Year-Old Girl in South Sudan Regains Her Sight

World Sight Day, celebrated the first Thursday of October, this year focused the world’s attention on the importance of eye care in young people and the need to love childrens’...
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