Press releases 2010-2011
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OneSight gives sight to eight millionth patient
OneSight volunteers and doctors, with the help of Sightsavers, have provided clear vision to their eight millionth patient.
‘Sightsavers Wanderers’ get on their bikes for charity
A team of five from the charity Sightsavers is getting into shape this month as they prepare to compete in the Martin Currie Rob Roy Challenge.
New Head of Programme Development for Sightsavers
Sightsavers appoints ex-Associate Director of the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, John Howson, to head up its newly structured Programme Development Team
Lorraine Kelly announced as Sightsavers Ambassador
TV personality Lorraine Kelly has become a Sightsavers Ambassador, after she experienced the charity’s work preventing blindness and restoring sight in the deserts of Northern Kenya.
New marketeer joins Sightsavers
Beth Gardner has joined Sightsavers as the Head of Individual Supporter Engagement
Miss India announces Sightsavers Vision India Appeal as official charity partner
Prestigious event, Miss India Worldwide UK, has announced the Sightsavers Vision India Appeal as its official charity beneficiary for the 2011 competition.
Sight announced as a key theme for Red Nose Day 2011
Comic Relief today announces sight, and Sightsavers, as a key theme of its celebrity challenge, The BT Red Nose Desert Trek.
Eye health crisis must be tackled now
International development charity Sightsavers will this week highlight the desperate need for eye health professionals in the developing world, at the World Health Organisation (WHO) conference in Bangkok (25 to 29 January 2011)
Sightsavers and OneSight partner to serve The Gambia
Sightsavers and OneSight today announced a three-year partnership beginning in 2011 designed to reach 80,000 patients with sustainable vision care.
Give the gift of sight for as little as £5 this Christmas
Imaginative Christmas shoppers can now buy the ‘Gift of Sight’ for friends and family, transforming the lives of blind and disabled people in developing countries.
£20 is “too much” to give back sight, say fifth of Brits
One in five people in the UK would choose luxury purchases over finding £20 to save the sight of someone else a new survey reveals today.
Hope & protection against blinding disease delivered to millions
This month marks the 150 millionth treatment against river blindness by international development NGO Sightsavers.
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