Over 30 years after Fred Hollows led a team of eye health professionals into rural and remote Australia, a concerted effort has been made to ensure outback Australians can access the highest quality eye health care.
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ has opened a new Pacific regional eye care training facility, based centrally in Fiji. The Pacific Eye Institute is the first opthalmology and eye care training centre for the Pacific region.
The Fred Hollows Foundation UK has agreed to fund a new Community Eye Centre in Okhaldhunga, Nepal, over the next 5 years. A total of £50,000 will be invested and over 3,000 patients will be able to receive treatment each year.