Fred Hollows Foundation - Latest News [Page 3]
The Fred Hollows Foundation’s not-so-secret Santa
Friday, 17 December 2010, 10:07 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ has received an early Christmas present courtesy of Prime Minister John Key and radio network Mediaworks, which donated $3000 of radio advertising to the charity of his choice. More >>
Fred Hollows celebrates drop in blindness
Wednesday, 13 October 2010, 5:25 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
World Sight Day 2010 has taken on special meaning as The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ celebrates new figures that show the number of blind people in the world has dropped dramatically through health-care initiatives, especially in the developing world. More >>
She’ll Be Right; Kiwi Can-Do Helps Timorese See
Sunday, 23 May 2010, 12:59 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
Blind for four years, 74-year old Timorese grandmother Olinda Guterres can see again thanks to the determination of The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ and a little kiwi ingenuity. More >>
Alarming levels of diabetes found in Fiji
Monday, 28 December 2009, 10:07 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
Early results from a Fiji eye health survey by The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ have revealed alarming levels of diabetes amongst people over 40. A staggering four out of every ten people screened were found to have diabetes, and more worryingly, a ... More >>
Hollows NZ reassures NZ public
Monday, 21 December 2009, 1:32 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
Following recent reports of investment losses by The Fred Hollows Foundation Australia, The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ reassures the NZ public that their money is well-managed, and spent on the purpose for which it was given – restoring sight in the Pacific. More >>
Santa has a new eye this Christmas
Friday, 11 December 2009, 10:06 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
Auckland’s Santa has a new eye this Christmas, but thousands of people in the Pacific are still waiting for Santa to bring them one too More >>
Miracles Top The Wishlist This Christmas
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 12:08 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
Recession-hit Kiwis can put their hard-earned money to good use this Christmas and give a Miracle of Sight that will go towards restoring the sight of the 65,000 needlessly blind people throughout the Pacific. More >>
Robbed Blind - Second Burglary At Fred Hollows
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 10:45 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ was reeling from its second burglary in as many weeks on Saturday. The Newmarket-based charity was stunned to lose thousands of dollars of computer equipment just one day after replacing equipment stolen two weeks previously. ... More >>
More than 100 eye-saving ops - and a baby!
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 9:31 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
An emergency caesarean section was all in a day's work for Fred Hollows NZ-trained eye doctors on a surgical outreach tour to Buala in the remote Ysabel province of the Solomon Islands last week. The four-day outreach was part of a two week surgical ... More >>
Approach curbs loss of Pacific health workers
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 12:15 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
Investing in continuing education opportunities and ongoing workforce support has seen NZ eye health NGO The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ buck the trend of workforce migration in the Pacific. The Foundation reports 95% retention of eye care personnel ... More >>
NZ eye worker restores sight to hundreds in Fiji
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 9:54 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
Local orthoptist Ellen Booth has been lending her hand to help improve the sight of hundreds of visually impaired in Fiji. More >>
Ratification of UN Convention welcomed
Monday, 12 May 2008, 1:12 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ welcomes ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities More >>
Kiwi heroes keep eye on Pacific
Tuesday, 26 February 2008, 1:23 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
Michael Jones is putting his weight behind The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ’s campaign to raise funds to fight avoidable blindness; a campaign started by local Kiwi hero Fred Hollows over 15 years ago and long supported by The Foundation’s late patron, ... More >>
The Legacy of Fred Lives on in his people
Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 9:44 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
Pioneering Kiwi eye surgeon and humanitarian Professor Fred Hollows died 15 years ago today, but his legacy lives on in the many eye doctors and nurses that have been trained to continue his sight-saving work throughout the world. More >>
15th anniversary of Fred Hollows’ death
Monday, 11 February 2008, 2:10 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
Around the world, The Foundation will be celebrating and commemorating the world renowned Kiwi eye-surgeon’s life and achievements. More >>
Donated glasses show lack of vision
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 10:38 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
AUCKLAND, October 12 – Donating second hand spectacles to people in developing countries creates more problems than it solves, according to The Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand. More >>
Future is bright for eye health in Vanuatu
Friday, 9 December 2005, 9:29 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
After five years of training and outreach work in the far-flung provinces of Vanuatu, The Fred Hollows Foundation (NZ) officially handed over a fully functional national eye health programme to the country’s Ministry of Heath today in Port Vila. More >>
Fighting brain drain in the Pacific
Wednesday, 26 October 2005, 8:48 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
The Prime Minister is right to focus on skills development in the Pacific rather than increasing migration, The Fred Hollows Foundation (NZ) said yesterday in the lead-up to the Pacific Forum meeting in Papua New Guinea. More >>
PNG Has More Than 44,000 Blind People – Survey
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 3:15 pm | Fred Hollows Foundation
An estimated 44,000 people over the age of 50 are blind in PNG, and a further 146,000 people suffer very poor vision. These are the findings of a large three month survey conducted by The Fred Hollows Foundation (NZ) in Papua New Guinea. More >>
An Evening With Sir Edmund Hillary
Wednesday, 27 October 2004, 11:39 am | Fred Hollows Foundation
This sensational gala dinner is to be held in Auckland 7.00pm Thursday 11th November in the Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency Auckland. More >>