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Australia takes lead on global plan to treat the eyes...
The Foundation has welcomed a new Global Action Plan that aims to decrease the amount of avoidable blindness and visual impairment through the treatment of over 50 million people.
The ambitious five...
Great Gatsby star Joel Edgerton’s charity support
Joel Edgerton, star of The Great Gatsby, recently visited Nepal to help raise awareness about the work of The Fred Hollows Foundation.
Edgerton visited an eye camp conducted by The Foundation’s...
Sector welcomes commitment to ending avoidable...
Organisations working to end avoidable blindness have welcomed the Australian Government's budget commitment of $39 million to continue to tackle avoidable blindness.
Australian Minister for Foreign...
Government invests $16.5m to fight trachoma
The Foundation has welcomed a $16.5 million Federal Government boost to tackle trachoma in Indigenous Australia.
Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon announced today the funding to increase...
Papua New Guinea: Restoring sight to our nearest...
Seventy-six people from an impoverished province of Papua New Guinea have received eye surgery at a Foundation-supported outreach eye clinic on the island of Daru.
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ...
Fourfold return on every $1 spent restoring sight
The results of a landmark study show the economic benefits of eliminating avoidable blindness in developing countries outweigh the costs by a factor of four to one.
This means that for every dollar...
Bob Carr launches new study into cost and benefits of...
Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Bob Carr today launched the results of a landmark study into the cost and benefits of ending avoidable blindness throughout the world.
The study Investing in...
The Foundation named as one of the world’s best NGOs
The Fred Hollows Foundation has been ranked within the top fifty best non-government organisations (NGOs) in the world in an annual list of the top 100 NGOs published by The Global Journal.
The...
National Museum of Australia honours Fred's...
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has launched an exhibit honouring Fred Hollows' commitment to improving the eye health of Indigenous Australians.
The exhibit is on display in the ‘...
The Foundation supports calls for governments to...
The Foundation supports ‘Close the Gap’ Campaign Co-Chair Mick Gooda’s appeal for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health to be placed on the agenda of Friday’s Council of Australian Governments...
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Ending avoidable blindness
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Tackling blindness in China
Lan Chengchou and Zhou Jingguang are both blind with bilateral cataracts. And they are longing to see their family and friends again.
See how The Fred Hollows Foundation is restoring sight and...
Jet - Shine on for Fred Hollows
A video tribute (full version) to Australian eye surgeon Fred Hollows, featuring music by Jet. Thank you to Jet and all The Fred Hollows Foundation's supporters for helping Fred's work to...
Restoring sight and dignity
In recognition of International Women's Day 2011, The Foundation released this video showing how blindness affects people in the developing world. Young girls in particular often have to...
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Sudip and Kamala: A love story
Sudip was blind with cataract in both eyes. Thanks to our supporters and sight restoring surgery, this young man can now see his loving wife clearly for the first time.
2011 in pictures
So much has been achieved in 2011.
Fred's vision to end avoidable blindness and improve Indigenous health continues in The Foundation's work as we take on global challenges—combatting blinding...
Fred Hollows: A global vision
'Fred Hollows: A Global Vision' - As part of The Fred Hollows Foundation’s 20th Anniversary celebrations, this inspiring photo exhibition will be on display at venues in Melbourne, Sydney and...
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