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In New Zealand, there are about 175 practising ophthalmologists. In Papua New Guinea - a country which has twice as many people - there are just 11. The training of specialist eye doctors and nurses is a huge focus for the Fred Hollows Foundation, a charity whose mission is to avoid avoidable blindness in the Pacific. And with the help of donations and the New Zealand Government a new eye clinic will be built over the next 18 months to help attract and train locals. Laura Tupou and camera operator Chino Barrett-Lovie travelled to Papua New Guinea with the foundation to document the difference Kiwi donations make on the ground. | Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB Read more: For full coverage visit www.Stuff.co.nz Subscribe to our channel: https://bit.ly/2JPg8oB ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuff is New Zealand's largest and most popular news site. With more than 500 journalists spread from Northland to Southland, we cover breaking news, politics, business, sport, crime, the environment, health, education, home and property, food, lifestyle, entertainment, weather, travel, technology, motoring, farming and much more. As well as covering the stories of the day, we specialise in investigative journalism, opinion and analysis, and long-form writing and visual storytelling. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social media channels: TikTok:   / nzstuff   Twitter:   / nzstuff