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Muhammed has his eyes tested by a health worker.

Blogs / Health care /

Each year in low and middle income countries, eight million people die of conditions that should be treatable. That’s why commitment to universal health coverage is so important.

Juliet Milgate, September 2019

A woman with LF cleans her affected limb.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ research, which involves testing mosquitoes for signs of the disease, can help us to ensure treatment is directed where it’s needed most.

Dr Rogers Nditanchou, September 2019

A close-up of a child washing their hands under a water tap.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

To mark World Water Week, Sightsavers technical director Geordie Woods explains how water is vital to prevent disease and save sight.

Sightsavers, August 2019

Hands applying an ointment to an older woman's eye.

Blogs / Health care /

At the heart of universal health care is equity, and a key question any country must ask when making roadmaps for UHC is who to include first.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, August 2019

In Zambia, a boy teaches his sister how to wash her face to prevent trachoma.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

In the past five years, the DFID SAFE trachoma programme has helped to protect and treat almost 3 million people in Zambia. Here’s what it has taught us.

Glenda Mulenga, August 2019

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Deus Turyatemba of Standard Chartered shares his story of career progression, and explains the bank’s partnership with Sightsavers’ Inclusion Works programme.

Guest Blogger, July 2019

A busy conference chamber at the United Nations.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

We welcome the UK using its VNR to reiterate its commitment to sustainable development, but we want to see more of an emphasis on listening to the voices of marginalised people.

Andrew Griffiths, July 2019

A group of children playing a jumping game outdoors in Cameroon.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The Charter's approach is simple: signatories decide the action they are going to take to ensure the data they collect and use includes disability.

Linsey Winter, July 2019

A photo of a large group of people, many of them using wheelchairs.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Over two years, Sightsavers in Pakistan worked with strategic stakeholders and national partners to develop a voluntary national review report that focused on disability.

Munazza Gillani, July 2019

Blogs / Eye health /

By using economics, we can make sure our school eye screening programmes are affordable and efficient, ensuring thousands of children in poorer countries can get the eye care they need.

Guillaume Trotignon, July 2019

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Blogs

It’s time for action on universal health coverage

Catching the mosquitoes that spread lymphatic filariasis

Why water matters: insights from an NTD expert

Universal health coverage in Ghana: how can we really make progress?

Trachoma in Zambia: insights from the SAFE programme

How I’m building a career as a blind person in Uganda

The UK Voluntary National Review: making progress or missing opportunities?

The Inclusive Data Charter: one year on

How Pakistan is keeping disability inclusion on the SDG agenda

It’s all about the numbers: how economics is helping us to save sight in schools

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all