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Month: April 2024

This Eye Surgeon Is on a Mission to Cure Blindness in South Sudan

April 23, 2024

Dr. Lloyd Williams, an ophthalmologist with Duke University, has traveled with HCP Cureblindness for the past decade. He talks about his recent travels to South Sudan, a country with the highest rate of blindness in the world.

Categories Angel Sightings Tags Cataract surgery, Cure Blindness Project, South Sudan

Letter from Haiti: Chronicle of a Humanitarian Eye Clinic

April 22, 2024

VOSH-PA conducted a humanitarian eye clinic in Haiti amidst challenging security conditions. Despite obstacles, the team provided care to 649 patients and strengthened partnerships with local organizations, demonstrating their unwavering commitment to supporting eye health in Haiti.

Categories Angel Sightings, Letters Tags Haiti, Ophthalmology, VOSH

Plan A Health Hits the Road for Patients in Mississippi Delta

April 19, 2024April 19, 2024

A local team travels across the Mississippi Delta to ensure every adult has access to quality reproductive care, contraceptives, and trusting relationships with their medical team.

Categories Angel Sightings Tags Direct Relief, Mississippi, Reproductive care

Okegbala: the Nigerian Community Where Leprosy-Affected People Live Free from Stigma

April 18, 2024

Leprosy is curable, but for many who have outlived their infection, the fear of discrimination prevents a return “home.”

Categories Angel Sightings Tags Gavi, Leprosy, Nigeria, The Leprosy Mission

Hispaniola Makes Strides Against Disfiguring Disease

June 19, 2024April 17, 2024

Assisted by The Carter Center, a transmission survey found no evidence of the parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis, paving the way for the WHO to declare that the Dominican Republic has eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

Categories Angel Sightings Tags Dominican Republic, Haiti, Lymphatic filariasis, The Carter Center
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