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    Supporting Nepal

    The Fred Hollows Foundation UK has agreed to fund a new Community Eye Centre in Okhaldhunga, Nepal, over the next 5 years. A total of £50,000 will be invested and over 3,000 patients will be able to receive treatment each year.

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    Launch of the Miracle Club

    From as little as £10 a month you could change the future for people living with blindness each and every month, by joining The Fred Hollows Foundation Miracle Club. Sign up today!

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    Okhaldhunga CEC awarded

    Okhaldhunga Community Eye Centre, Nepal was recently presented with an award in recognition of the vital service it delivers the region’s elderly. The Women’s Development Office announced the honour to coincide with Senior Citizen’s Day in Nepal.

Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
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