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• The Foundation joins call on PM to keep aid promise

  Gabi Hollows and The Fred Hollows Foundation's CEO, Brian Doolan, have joined other prominent Australians in calling on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to ensure next week’s budget does not break our promise on overseas aid. The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for aid charities, has voiced concern about the effects of Australia backing away from our promise to the world’s poorest people.

• Childhood blindness in Pakistan

  Big steps are being taken in eliminating childhood blindness in Pakistan through The Fred Hollows Foundation's support of the work of Mayo Eye Hospital in Lahore.

• Guiding values

  Our guiding values are based on the principles and approach of the late Professor Fred Hollows, an internationally acclaimed eye surgeon and an activist for social justice who championed the right of all people to high quality and affordable eye care and good health.

• Breakout Boxes

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