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in Dunedin, New Zealand
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Fred’s father was very religious so he had a religious upbringing. Fred taught Bible classes and went off to camps run by the Boys’ Brigade. By the time he’d finished school he’d decided to become a minister. During his university studies he noticed that many non-religious people were kind and polite... and realised that having a religion had nothing to do with it! That was when he decided to not become a clergy or a religious minister.
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Whilst studying at Bible College he had doubts about becoming a minister. He changed his course to medicine, specialising in eye surgery at Otego University Medical School.
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Fred married one of his students and co-workers, Gabi O’Sullivan. They had 7 children.
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Dr Ruit, Fred and Gabi Hollows, plus some friends and colleagues started the Nepal Eye Program Australia (NEPA) – which joined The Fred Hollows Foundation fold when it was founded in 1992.
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The Fred Hollows Foundation, Aboriginal Medical Service
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of Cancer in Sydney NSW
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Funded and supported the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute to undertake a cost benefit analysis of diabetic retinopathy screening in remote communities. The goal was to evaluate the economic effectiveness of the Telehealth and Eye Associate Medical Services Network (TEAMSNet) model
Partnered with the Close the Gap Campaign, Vision 2020, Recognise, the Aboriginal community controlled health sector, governments and eye health stakeholders to build ef
