FRED HOLLOWS

By Amelia 2014

CONTENTS
Interesting Facts about Fred Hollows early life. Page 3 What Contribution did Fred Hollows make to Australia or the world ? Page 4 Why did Fred Hollows take this part in his life? Page 5

How did Fred Hollows work make a difference in the world? Page 6

Fred Hollows (1929-1993)

INTERESTING FACTS

Fred Hollows perfected eye surgery for Aboriginal people and poor people around the world.
Fred Hollows was born in Dunedin, New Zealand His work has been known in many ways. He was given a Human Rights Medal, an Australian High-flier Award

CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY FRED HOLLOWS

What contributions did Fred Hollows make to Australia? Fred Hollows gave 1O,000 pair of glasses away to Aboriginals in Australia He became a doctor and began to specialise in the treatment of eye diseases.. Many Aboriginal people suffer from this disease Fred Hollows helped set up the Aboriginal Medical Servic He helped many people in the world. He also helped to train doctors in this field of eye disease called 'trachoma', which causes blindness he also set up a program to cure another common eye disease called 'cataracts

THE PATH THAT FRED HOLLOWS TOOK IN THE WORLD

Curing of blindness He helped many people in the world with poor eyesight Many people and Aboriginal people suffer from this disease from trachoma or cataracts

BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://australian.lifetips.com/cat/12035/famous-australians/index.html