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Today we celebrate the life and legacy of our founder and legendary Kiwi eye doctor, Professor Fred Hollows. Fred made his name working on the frontline of eye health. He went where the need was greatest, created innovative ways to deliver surgery, and worked tirelessly to restore sight. But being on the frontline wasn’t Fred’s […]

We’re delighted to welcome Lisa Tai to the Board of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. Lisa brings a wealth of experience in Pacific leadership, social services, governance, risk management and partnerships.

Visiting our eye clinic at Madang Provincial Hospital, ThreeNews bore witness to the lines of patients who were queuing for eye tests and cataract surgery that week.

A survey into the causes of blindness in Vanuatu has found that 92 per cent of blindness in the Pacific Island nation is avoidable.

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 […]

Representatives from the Governments of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Australia, and other dignitaries gathered for a Groundbreaking Ceremony to celebrate and kick off the building of the Centre for Eye Health in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.

Around the world, 450 million children need treatment for a sight condition, and 90 million children are already living with some form of sight loss.

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 […]