News
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Bringing Sight to Alotau
02 July 2024
Our Outreach Team recently returned from a successful visit to Alotau in the Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea, where they provided 1,626 eye consultations, performed 193 sight-restoring surgeries, and dispensed 367 pairs of spectacles. -
Striving towards inclusive eye care in Madang
22 May 2024
In March this year, our team in Madang, Papua New Guinea, worked with local partners to conduct the first outreach to include the collection of disability data. -
NZ Government announces $18.9m funding for a purpose-built eye care training and service centre in Papua New Guinea
13 May 2024
We have warmly welcomed the NZ Governments funding towards the construction of a purpose-built eye care training and service centre in Papua New Guinea. -
International Women’s Day 2024: Investing in education
08 March 2024
When we invest in women like Dr Alice, we are supporting not just the education and growth of an individual, but the communities and families they go on to support. -
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ Partners with UPNG to Offer Scholarships for Eye Doctors
27 February 2024
The scholarships support a diverse group of MMed and PGDO students from various PNG provinces.
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Celebrating World Sight Day across the Pacific
25 October 2023
On Thursday 12th October our teams across the Pacific celebrated World Sight Day at it's theme to "love your eyes at work". -
New Zealand High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea visits the Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic
04 October 2023
The team at the Madang Provincial Hospital Eye Clinic were excited to receive a visit from New Zealand's High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Peter Zwart, last week. -
Introducing the new eye care course upskilling eye nurses in Papua New Guinea
27 July 2023
A Foundation-developed eye care course is providing eye nurses with the essential skills needed to prescribe custom-made spectacles and manage complex refractive cases. -
A new Board member announced amidst increased focus on eye care in Papua New Guinea
26 June 2023
Lady Roslyn Morauta, former First Lady of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has been appointed as a member of The Foundation’s Board of Trustees. -
Shaping the Future of Eye Health: Highlights from the PacEYES 20th Anniversary Conference
22 June 2023
The Pacific Eye Care Society (PacEYES) celebrated a significant milestone last week as they successfully hosted their biennial Pacific eye health conference in Suva, Fiji. -
Kainantu outreach highlights the need for eye care in Papua New Guinea
06 June 2023
Over two weeks, a dedicated outreach team in Kainantu, Papua New Guinea, served 1,785 patients, highlighting the urgent need for improved eye care in the region. -
NZ-designed sustainable technology supporting eye health in Papua New Guinea
06 October 2022
A New Zealand-designed and built solar energy solution will now ensure critical eye surgery in Papua New Guinea can continue safely. -
Celebrating World Teacher’s Day 2022
05 October 2022
Like our founder, Fred Hollows, we are passionate about teaching, which is why training and supporting eye care workers is a key pillar of what we do. -
One million eyesight consultations’ milestone reached in the Pacific
14 June 2022
In 2021, Team Fred, alongside its partners, achieved over one million eyesight consultations throughout the Pacific since The Foundation began working in the region in 2002. -
Treating a record number of patients in Maprik, Papua New Guinea.
08 June 2022
Our team in Papua New Guinea recently conducted a cataract outreach in Maprik, East Sepik Province where record number patients underwent sight restoring eye surgery. -
An outreach two years in the making
02 May 2022
Last month our team in Madang, Papua New Guinea, conducted a long-awaited Outreach to Alotau, the capital of Milne Bay Province. -
COVID-19 update
04 February 2022
From cyclones to volcano eruptions, and now a third wave of COVID-19, 2022 has not started quietly. -
Remembering Eileen Tugum
28 January 2022
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of a passionate member of the Fred family. -
COVID-19 update from The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ
01 October 2021
New Zealand has now moved to Alert Level 4, while in Fiji, our team continues to adapt to the ever changing COVID-19 environment -
Meet Moses Kombra
06 August 2021
Moses is studying to become an ophthalmic clinician so he can help meet the demands for eye care in his local community. -
Fiji and PNG teams manage COVID outbreaks, eye care continues elsewhere
21 June 2021
As COVID-19 outbreaks in Fiji and Papua New Guinea put communities and healthcare systems under considerable pressure, The Foundation continues to conduct sight-saving outreaches in the Pacific when it is safe to do so. -
Meet our new Papua New Guinea Country Manager
11 June 2021
We welcome Eileen Tugum as our new Papua New Guinea Country Manager. She took some time out of her day to tell us about herself. -
Covid's impact on the Pacific health sector
20 November 2020
Covid-19 has had a severe impact on Pacific nations this year. In the health sector, this has meant a loss of medical services across the Pacific.