Kenya: For 12 year old Lmesinae, it seemed almost unbelievable that he could have his eyesight restored. He did not have to face a life without sight, without his family, without a future.
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  • Kenyan boy, Photo: Hugh Rutherford
    Fred Hollows exhibition opens in Leichhardt, Sydney

    Leichhardt Library will host a touring exhibition that celebrates the life and work of the late Professor Fred Hollows from Wednesday 6 August until Thursday 21 August 2008.

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  • Foundation wins award
    2008 Best Practice Award

    The Fred Hollows Foundation has been named as ‘Best Practice not-for-profit’ at the Givewell Good Giving Australian Charity Awards, held in Melbourne recently.

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  • Photo by Claude Ho
    Indigenous health blueprint presented to Government and Opposition

    The Close the Gap coalition has presented a set of National Indigenous Health Equality Targets to address the 17-year life expectancy gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

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Professor Fred Hollows examining the eye of seven year old Tran Van Giap at the Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology (VNIO) in Hanoi (Vietnam) in 1992. Photo courtesy of www.michaelamendolia.com.
"I believe that the basic attribute of mankind is to look after each other"