In just six days time, from March 29 to April 4, an amazing team comprised of HCP Affiliated Ophthalmologists and volunteers and a host of in-country personnel performed and assisted in a total of 911 sight restoring cataract surgeries. HCP partner Dr. Mandefro Sintayehu and a team from Bisidimo Hospital were joined by Dr. Helen Sisay and a team from Jimma University; Dr. Abraham Aregay and a team from Woldiya; HCP Board Member, Dr. Matt Oliva and his family; and HCP International Fellow, Dr. Neda Nikpoor.
During this outreach HCP Ethiopia Representative Dr. Liknaw Adamu and Dr. Matt Oliva counted a total of 92 bilaterally blind patients, highlighting the need to continue to strengthen in-country infrastructure, reach the unreached, and train more personnel in this region in order to reduce the backlog of cataract blindness in Ethiopia.
