The Fred Hollows Foundation's Director of Brand and Communications, Alison Hill (L) at the Nijgadh Tilganga Community Eye Hospital in November, 2024. Credit: Supplied / Alison Hill
The Fred Hollows Foundation's Alison Hill says the recently opened Nijgadh Tilganga Community Eye Hospital in southern Nepal aims to make eye treatments more accessible to thousands of residents. The Tilganga Institute of Opthalmology opened the hospital in partnership with the Fred Hollows Foundation on 13 November, 2024. Hill, who is the Brand and Communications Director at the foundation spoke to SBS Nepali about her experience in Nepal, the demand for eye care in the region and the Australia-Nepal relationship that dates back to the 80s.
The Fred Hollows Foundation's Alison Hill says the recently opened Nijgadh Tilganga Community Eye Hospital in southern Nepal aims to make eye treatments more accessible to thousands of residents. The Tilganga Institute of Opthalmology opened the hospital in partnership with the Fred Hollows Foundation on 13 November, 2024. Hill, who is the Brand and Communications Director at the foundation spoke to SBS Nepali about her experience in Nepal, the demand for eye care in the region and the Australia-Nepal relationship that dates back to the 80s.