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In the remote village of Um in New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea, four adult siblings had been living with blindness caused by cataracts. Rose, 37, and her brothers Bulu, 32, Lipi, 27, and Disem, 20, had all lost their sight in recent years. Rose, a mother of four, was left to raise her children […]

A specialised training course for eye health care professionals aims to strengthen eye care services across the Pacific region. The Ophthalmic Instrument Maintenance Training Course, hosted at the Pacific Eye Institute in Fiji from 18-22 November, bought together 20 participants, including eye care nurses, technicians, and biomedical engineers from six Pacific Island countries. The course […]

Isabelle Evans, 10, from Te Rapa Primary School in Hamilton, has been named this year’s Fred Hollows Humanity Award’s Junior Ambassador for going above and beyond to be a responsible, kind and helpful student and role model.  Mike McCurry, Te Rapa Primary School Teacher, nominated Isabelle for the award, describing her natural tendency to help […]

A dedicated team has completed the first-ever Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey in Samoa. A RAAB is a standardised, population-based survey method used to determine the prevalence and causes of blindness and vision impairment among people aged 50 years and older in a country. Due to the high rates of diabetes in Samoa, […]

We are proud to have won the Sustainability Award at this year’s New Zealand For Purpose Reporting Awards (formerly the Charity Awards) for our 2022 Performance Report. The Awards, organised by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), honour the leading examples of financial reporting in the For-Purpose sector. The Sustainability Award recognises organisations […]

The life and work of legendary Kiwi eye doctor Professor Fred Hollows has been celebrated in a giant mural adjoining his former high school. The hyper realistic mural of the late Fred Hollows was recently completed by local Palmerston North artist SwiftMantis (Mikal Carter). Rendered in exceptional detail, down to the pores, creases and fine […]

Our Outreach Team recently wrapped up a successful visit to Alotau in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea. Milne Bay Province is made up of more than 600 islands, about 160 of which are inhabited, and has limited access to eye care due to its geographical isolation, lack of health care facilities and […]

In March this year, our team in Madang, Papua New Guinea, worked with local partners to conduct the first outreach to include the collection of disability data. This is a stride towards our goal of providing quality and inclusive eye care by integrating Gender, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) activities into our programmes. This initiative was […]