We are delighted to anncounce that the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group has won the 2023  António Champalimaud Vision Award.  The award was announced in a ceremony chaired by President of Portugal, H.E Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and President of the Champalimaud Foundation, Leonor Beleza, in the presence of public figures and international organizations’ representatives.

The €1 million award recognizes the Hospital Group’s longstanding charitable provision of eye care in the region for the last 140 years. First established in 1882 by Queen Victoria, St. John Eye Hospital served millions of people to restore their sights and has been serving their patients regardless of ethnicity, religion, and ability to pay in the Palestinian territories including the Gaza strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem. The mission of the Hospital Group is built upon the ethos of the Venerable Order of St. John in serving humanity. St. John Eye Hospital Group is part of the Order of St. John, which has become a global humanitarian charity, active in more than 30 countries.