Restoring Sight Across Africa
Restoring Sight Across Africa
Welcome to Africa Humanitarian Medical Corps (AHMC)
Restoring sight, preventing blindness, and expanding access to quality eye care across Africa.
At AHMC, we believe everyone deserves the right to see clearly. Founded by Dr. Bildad Okwama, a practicing ophthalmologist, AHMC delivers free eye screenings, cataract surgeries, and community eye health education to underserved communities across the continent.
Join us in our mission to eliminate avoidable blindness and empower communities through the gift of sight.
Join our team of ophthalmologists, optometrists, nurses and community health volunteers. Whether you have clinical experience or a heart for outreach and logistics, there's a place for you on our eye care missions.
Become a volunteer →Promoting awareness of preventable blindness through outreach campaigns, free screenings, and educational initiatives that break the silence around treatable eye conditions.
Providing free and subsidized cataract surgeries, eyeglasses, and treatment for glaucoma and trachoma across underserved regions of the continent.
Equipping local nurses, clinicians and volunteers with primary eye care skills so early detection and referral reach even the most remote villages.
Measuring success through restored sight, reduced avoidable blindness rates, and stronger, healthier communities across Africa.
"Restoring Sight, Transforming Lives"
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Join us for the World Sight Day Walk 2026 in celebration of global vision health and awareness against avoidable blindness...
A week-long surgical outreach offering free cataract surgery and post-operative care to patients across rural Kenya...
Join us for a vital webinar focused on preventing childhood blindness and the role of early screening in schools...
"I had been living with cataracts for three years and could barely see my grandchildren's faces. The AHMC surgical camp restored my sight in a single day. I can finally see clearly again, and I'm forever grateful."
"As a community health volunteer trained by AHMC, I now screen dozens of patients a month and refer them for treatment before they lose their sight. This training changed how I serve my community."
"My daughter's vision problems were caught early during a school screening by AHMC. Without that visit, we would never have known she needed glasses. Her grades have improved so much since."
"The free eye clinic AHMC ran in our village was a lifeline. The doctors and nurses treated everyone with such dignity and care. We're deeply grateful for the gift of sight they gave our community."
Cataracts remain one of the leading causes of preventable blindness in Africa. Here's what causes them and how surgery can restore sight...
August 12, 2026
Many eye conditions show no early symptoms. Regular screening is the single most effective way to catch problems before vision is lost...
July 28, 2026
Early detection in schools is transforming outcomes for children across the region. Here's how our school screening program works...
July 3, 2026