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  • Zeineb

    Fred Hollows spent the last years of his life working to restore sight in Eritrea, Africa. It was a country close to Fred's heart and The Fred Hollows Foundation is proud to be carrying on his work. This video tells the story of three year old Zeineb, who was born with cataracts in both eyes. Thanks to The Foundation's supporters and the work of local doctors, Zeineb's life has been changed forever.

  • The Foundation

    The Fred Hollows Foundation is a lean and independent, non-profit, secular organisation that was started by Fred and Gabi Hollows and friends the year before he died. The Foundation has worked in over 40 countries around the world and with Indigenous communities in remote parts of Australia, and continues to be inspired by Fred’s lifelong endeavour to end avoidable blindness and improve Indigenous health.

  • Overseas

    In 1985, as a consultant to the World Health Organization, Fred visited Nepal, Burma, Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh on short-term assignments. Two years later he visited war-torn Eritrea and saw doctors operating in hospitals dug into mountains as the war raged above. These experiences had a huge effect on Fred and, in line with his basic belief in “equity between people”, he started to work towards reducing the cost of eye health care and treatment in developing countries.

  • Eritrea

    Fred Hollows first visited Eritrea in 1987 when the country was still fighting for its independence from Ethiopia. He was hugely impressed with the medical community and the professionalism it maintained working in underground facilities and under fire. Overview After years of conflict, Eritrea's economy was decimated - social services were limited and more than half the population was living below the poverty line.

  • Zeineb

      Special report by Brian Doolan, CEO Eritrea: Born with cataracts in both eyes, 3-year-old Zeineb was almost totally blind. See how Fred’s work in Eritrea is continuing, as sight and hope is restored to one young girl.  

  • Sammy

    Eritrea: This is a story about a little boy named Sammy. Sammy lives in Eritrea, one of the poorest countries in the world, perched on the edge of the Red Sea in the northernmost corner of Africa.