Program areas at HCP
Ethiopia: in 2023, hcp directly supported its partners in ethiopia by providing 26,359 outreach surgeries through 45 hcp supported outreaches, 228 pediatric surgeries, 988 ophthalmic surgeries of different types (cornea transplant, glaucoma, dcr and etc). Hcp supported 722 training opportunities for ethiopian ophthalmic professionals in 2023, while also procuring specialized ophthalmic equipment and supplies for 24 different partner institutions. Hcp continues to support cornea and eye bank development while also advocating for eye health prioritization by key stakeholders through supporting the development of a multi year national eye health strategic plan. Hcp is the first ingo in ethiopia to support moh in implementing a full scale primary eyecare program in selected parts of the country. 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 9 satellite clinics throughout rural nepal. In 2023, hcp directly supported 91,618 eye screenings and 2,877 surgeries at community eye centers across nepal and 237 pediatric surgeries at tilganga institute of opthalmology. Hcp supported 1,224 cornea transplants to combat corneal blindness and trained 382 eye health workers in nepal. Hcp also provided 14 pieces of equipment to tilganga institute of opthalmology.
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. We also supported cornea summit to facilitate the passage of the human and organ transplant act (hota) which is still work in progress. 81 pediatric Cataract surgeries were completed. 2,224 children were screened and 50 teachers were also screened. 139 glasses were provided for children and 30 for teachers.
Bhutan: hcp supports a 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 1,164 surgeries at outreaches in bhutan in 2023, 40 cornea transplants, provided training for 71 ophthalmic personnel.
South sudan: donation of ophthalmic equipment and consumables as well as operational costs to support the provision of Cataract surgery. Hcp directly supported over 4,377 Cataract surgeries in south sudan.
Other programs: india, eritrea, somalia, kenya, tanzania, rwanda, program services allocation.hcp works with 2 partners in india focused on addressing corneal blindness, prevention, and high-quality training programs. In eastern africa countries, hcp works with 5 partners to advance eye care by building local capacity, ensuring quality infrastructure and equipment are available, enabling quality patient care and aiding effective prevention. Program support services including program planning, management and execution; ophthalmic equipment and consumable sourcing, logistics and support; and programmatic monitoring, learning and evaluation, in support of programs across all geographies.