Fred Hallows work continues

From http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061004/hl_afp/afplifestylenepalaustraliahealth_061004141851
"A massive picture of Hollows dominates the corridor leading to the high-tech lens lab named after him that adjoins the clinic, and Ruit's affection for the New Zealand-born Australian remains firm.

"He was not only a mentor, he was a good friend. He was very straightforward and he loved people from developing countries," Ruit said.

Poverty-stricken Nepal is riven with profound caste, political, gender and ethnic divisions. But Ruit has never let it get in the way of his work.

"With all the political upheaval he has never turned a hair. For him the priority has always been the next person in line to be given back their sight," said Gabi Hollows, who continues to be involved in the Fred Hollows Foundation.

In June, Ruit was given the Ramon Magsaysay award, popularly known as the Asian Nobel prize."
More about Fred Hollows Foundation at:
http://www.hollows.org/content/FrontPage.aspx?s=3