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A major initiative to strengthen the climate resilience of Pacific healthcare facilities has been undertaken by New Zealand charity The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ. The ‘Building Climate-Resilient Healthcare Facilities in the Pacific’ report, was commissioned by The Foundation, with funding from the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), through its Climate Finance for […]
Last year, an Outreach Team from the Pacific Eye Institute (PEI) in Fiji undertook a remarkable journey to bring essential eye care to Tokelau, one of the most remote places in the world. The only way to get to Tokelau is via boat from Samoa, a trip that takes more than 24 hours across open […]
Tonga has reached a major milestone with the completion of its first Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB) survey. Over eight weeks, the survey team visited 122 villages and communities, examining the eyes of around 4,000 people aged 50 years and older. The findings will provide the Tonga Ministry of Health with crucial evidence to […]
In May, Dr Mulusew Melesse began his role as Senior Lecturer in Ophthalmology at the University of Papua New Guinea’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (UPNG SMHS). Just a few months in, he’s already strengthening the country’s eye health workforce by improving how future eye doctors are trained. Inspired by personal experience Dr Mulusew […]
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon paid a special visit to the site of the Papua New Guinea Centre for Eye Health in Port Moresby, during his diplomatic visit this week. The visit coincides with the lead up to PNG’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebrations and signifies New Zealand’s long-standing partnership with the country. Construction of […]
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 […]
