Latest news

The Fred Hollows Foundation pays tribute to author Peter Corris who has passed away. Mr Corris wrote more than 100 books including the autobiography of Fred Hollows.

When The Fred Hollows Foundation started working in the Oromia region of Ethiopia in 2013 there were more than 180,000 people in urgent need of surgery for the blinding eye disease trachoma.

Proper eye care and vision screening can help millions of children stay in school and thrive. The Fred Hollows Foundation’s Vietnam Child Eye Care Project is a prime example of the power of simple interventions on children’s lives.

Kemeru Abdela, an 80-year-old woman from East Hararghe district in Ethiopia, first discovered she had a problem with her eyes about 20 years ago.

The Fred Hollows Foundation supports pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s latest announcement.

Moses Orwe is an ophthalmic nurse at Homa Bay County Referral Hospital in Kenya’s southwest. The hospital sees an average of 75 patients a day, 10 of whom will need eye surgery. The Foundation spoke with Moses about his work in eye health and some interesting challenges he faces.

Thousands of people living in remote corners of war-torn Yemen have for the first time received antibiotics to treat trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness.

Leading eye health charities and campaigners today applauded Commonwealth leaders for committing to take action towards achieving access to quality eye care for all Commonwealth citizens.

Commonwealth countries in every region are taking resolute action to bring vision to all.

Calls on Julie Bishop to refute reports in Fairfax Media that the government is considering more cuts to Australian Aid.