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Born
in Dunedin, New Zealand -
Religion:
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. -
Education:
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. -
Family and Children:
Fred married one of his students and co-workers, Gabi O’Sullivan. They had 7 children. -
Colleagues and foundation
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. -
Organizations founded:
The Fred Hollows Foundation, Aboriginal Medical Service -
Died
of Cancer in Sydney NSW -
Advocacy and partnerships: - Dr Ruit
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
