By Beth O'Grady | Raiser's Edge and Operations Specialist
During late May, a six-day surgical visit to HCP's partner in Kumasi, Ghana, the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, KATH, provided 130 life changing eye surgeries - including 50 pediatric cases. The KATH Eye Center has increased its outreach and care since the February inauguration of the new surgical facility that has three dedicated operating rooms for eye surgery. KATH is the second largest hospital in Ghana and is a referral center for the Ashanti region and also treats patients from Burkina Faso, Cote D'Ivoire and the Republic of Togo. Partners from the University of Utah's John A. Moran Eye Center, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College collaborated last month to provide ongoing mentorship to KATH's ophthalmic staff comprised of seven ophthalmologists, four ophthalmology residents, nurses and medical students.The KATH Eye Center has specialists in cornea, glaucoma, pediatrics, retina and oculoplastics. With HCP donor support, KATH performs routine screenings of patients in the surrounding regions to either provide care on site or refer to KATH.
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