Program areas at HCP
Ethiopia: in 2022, hcp directly supported its partners in ethiopia in providing 23,359 outreach surgeries through 51 hcp supported outreaches. Hcp supported 208 training opportunities for ethiopian ophthalmic professionals in 2022, while also procuring specialized ophthalmic supplies for 19 different partner institutions. Hcp continues to support cornea and eye bank development while also advocating for additional human and financial resources dedicated to eye care through participation in national eye health planning and surveys. Additionally, hcp continued construction on a specialty eye center in ethiopia.
Nepal: continued support for longtime partner, the tilganga institute of ophthalmology, to help in our collective efforts of strengthening eye care in nepal, india, myanmar and indonesia. Tilganga oversees its main training hospital in kathmandu and 21 satellite clinics throughout rural nepal. In 2022, hcp directly supported 969 surgeries at community eye centers across nepal.
Ghana: continued support for 14 implementing partners in ghana who performed 16,810 surgeries through hcp supported outreach events, while providing 194 training opportunities for eye care professionals.
Bhutan: supporting country-wide blindness alleviation program and the hcp constructed national eye hospital in thimphu, the capital of bhutan. Funds are provided to support national eye health planning, community outreach efforts including Cataract surgery, school eye health screenings, human resource development, and in-kind grants of ophthalmic equipment. Hcp directly supported over 1,647 surgeries on bhutan in 2022.
South sudan: donation of ophthalmic equipment and consumables as well as operational costs to support the provision of Cataract surgery. Hcp directly supported over 1,900 Cataract surgeries in south sudan.
Technology and procurement program: hcp's technology & procurement program sources and manages equipment and materials for hcp programs as well as those being conducted by other organizations.
Other programs: india, sierra leone, rwanda, kenya