As the Cure Blindness Project global fellow, Dr. Sean Collon spent the year working in sub-Saharan Africa under the mentorship of Dr. Geoff Tabin. The year-long fellowship in partnership with Stanford University selects top-in-class, early-career ophthalmologists to spend twelve months learning and teaching in the global eye health space. The experience is like none other.
Grounds for Health’s July 2024 campaign in Kenya screened over 1,800 women for HPV in one week, showcasing scalable cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings. Using self-sampling and community-led efforts, the initiative achieved high screening and treatment rates, demonstrating the power of innovative health outreach.
VOSH/International and the Bansang Swiss Project collaborated to bring a retiring optometrist’s donated equipment to rural Gambia.
Patty Webster and her volunteer colleagues share their recent work, providing medical and dental care to people in the remote communities of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in Peru, their first trip back since 2019.
VOSH-PA conducted a humanitarian eye clinic in Haiti amidst challenging security conditions. Despite obstacles, the team provided care to 649 patients and strengthened partnerships with local organizations, demonstrating their unwavering commitment to supporting eye health in Haiti.
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