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The Himalayan Cataract Project (HCP) was created in 1995 by Dr. Geoffrey Tabin and Dr. Sanduk Ruit with a goal of establishing a sustainable eye care infrastructure in the Himalaya. HCP empowers local doctors to provide ophthalmic care through skills-transfer and education. From its beginning, HCP responds to a pressing need for eye care in the ...
Eye Care Foundation ( ECF) is an international charity organisation active in over 20 countries in Asia, [ 4] Africa [ 5][ 6] and Latin-America. [ 7] ECF was founded when Eyecare Worldwide and Mekong Eye Doctors joined forces in 2008. [ 8] The two organizations shared the same objectives and working together as the current foundation has proved ...
The Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center is a 23.85-hectare (58.9-acre) Protected Area located in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It was named after Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. The Ninoy Aquino Parks & Wildlife Center has a lagoon, an aquarium, a playground, botanical garden and a Wildlife Rescue Center, which the Department of Environment ...
The Philippines has 7,641 islands comprising the Philippine archipelago. [2] The zone's coordinates are between 116° 40', and 126° 34' E longitude and 4° 40' and 21° 10' N latitude. It is bordered by the Philippine Sea [3] to the east and north, the South China Sea [4] to the west, and the Celebes Sea [5] to the south.
The Republic of the Philippines ratified the convention on September 19, 1985, making its historical and natural sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The country had its first sites (the Baroque Churches and Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park ) included in 1993, and now has six sites, the latest being the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife ...
Calintaan. Rizal. San Jose. Occidental Mindoro. Mimaropa. A protected sanctuary and home to the Tamaraws endemic to the island of Mindoro. Established as a National Park on November 9, 1970, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6148. [ 7] Listed by ASEAN as one of the nine heritage parks in the Philippines in 2003. [ 8]
Headquarters. Worldwide. Key people. Brendon Gardner ( Chair) Website. www .waeh .org. The World Association of Eye Hospitals (WAEH) is an international network of eye hospitals, founded in 2007 in Rotterdam. [ 1] It advocates ophthalmology practice through social outreach and by providing information on eye care and health care administration.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) celebrated Vice President Harris’s newly unveiled economic plan Friday, heralding the proposals as “strong” and “progressive.” “Well, I think given the fact ...