The Foundation funded Haidar to be trained in small incision cataract surgery at the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu, part of the Nepal Eye Program – a non-profit NGO that provides community-based treatment research and training.  Small incision cataract surgery is a new, safe and inexpensive technique which does not require the use of state-of-the-art equipment and is thus ideal to roll [...]

The Royal Free Trust sent out a press release this week ‘Surgeon expands mission to help Iraqis’, highlighting the work of the Foundation and Haidar’s plans for expanding the clinic in Najaf. They also covered the story on their website, which you can read here.

Listen to Haidar’s interview on the BBC’s World Service radio ‘Outlook’ programme broadcast on Friday 28 August.  The show covers ‘human interest stories behind the headlines’, Haidar was interviewed at Bush House the day before the broadcast.  He’s the last interviewee on the programme and the segment is billed as ‘Dr Haidar al Hakim: An eye doctor who [...]

FBC training for the Big British 10KThe Foundation are fielding an impressive team of 18 runners in this year’s British 10k Run on Sunday 12 July.  Most are reporting pretty patch training schedules to date and Haidar’s suffering from a dodgy ankle so the remaining  fortnight is going to be tough.  Please click through and [...]

Many thanks to St Bart’s Hospital and all the donors who contributed to our successful ‘Bringing Sight to Sore Eyes’ 2008 campaign. Here’s the laser machine and slit lamp freshly installed in the clinic on 1 January 2009.