by HelpMeSee | May 26, 2017 | Stories of Hope
There is an old African proverb that “It takes a village…” to raise a child, and that’s true to this day in The Gambia, where we started working with local surgeons and community health agents to treat cataract blindness. And that saying still rings true for Aisatou...
by HelpMeSee | Apr 28, 2017 | HelpMeSee News
Dr. Van Charles Lansingh, Chief Medical Officer for Latin America at HelpMeSee, has been selected by the Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (PAAO) to receive the Benjamin F. Boyd Humanitarian Award for 2017. First awarded in 1987, the Benjamin F. Boyd...
by HelpMeSee | Apr 14, 2017 | Stories of Hope
Togolese ophthalmologist Abram Wodome had a vision. He saw the devastating effect of blindness due to cataract all over Togo, affecting children, adults and seniors alike. Dr. Wodome kept looking for a solution to the ever-growing problem, but he lacked the support he...
by HelpMeSee | Feb 7, 2017 | HelpMeSee News
DEVELOPMENT FOR ALL: THE FIGHT TO END GLOBAL POVERTY Statement to the 55th Session of the United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD55) By Jacob Mohan Thazhathu, President & CEO, HelpMeSeeTuesday February 7, 2017 Subscribing to the United Nations 2030...
by HelpMeSee | Jan 28, 2017 | HelpMeSee News
HelpMeSee, a global campaign to eliminate cataract blindness – proudly shares the work of the Pilotfish design team as they are awarded the Good Industrial Design Award for 2014 for the HelpMeSee Eye Surgery Simulator. The Eye Surgery Simulator, which is being...
