Blogs
Learning to adapt: what the UNITED programme has taught us
The UNITED programme has now come to an end, and has taught us numerous lessons that will inform future integrated neglected tropical disease programmes.
“Nothing about us without us”: improving access to health care in Mozambique
Through Sightsavers’ inclusive health project in Nampula, Camilo Morreira shares his work to ensure that health care facilities are accessible for people with disabilities.
Four takeaways from the Zero project in Vienna
If people with disabilities cannot make their voices heard, they will be systematically excluded from access to services. It would make a huge difference if their needs and ideas were considered from the very beginning.
Joining the dots on universal health coverage
As momentum gathers towards the High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in September, it is critical that dialogue taking place at other related meetings and events is aligned.
How can the UK become a leader in sustainable development?
All the evidence from the International Development Committee hearing showed that the UK has not done enough on implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Why we’re calling for an equal UN
Globally, it’s recognised that people with disabilities are vulnerable to being left behind in efforts to eradicate poverty. Yet there’s still not enough progress being made.
Putting learning into practice: using research to reach people at risk of NTDs in Nigeria
Nigeria carries around 25 per cent of Africa’s NTD burden. However, progress is being made and research is playing a key role in helping to eliminate the diseases.
Five takeaways from the Africa Health Agenda conference
The conference, in Rwanda, brought together more than 1,500 participants from all kinds of sectors, all working on ways of ensuring better health outcomes for everyone.
“Grace gave me the courage to empower people with disabilities”
On International Women's Day, disability ambassador Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame remembers Grace Preko, her friend, sister and role model who showed her there was life after blindness.
“We have met fear, and we have conquered it!”
The extraordinary story of a group of men with visual impairments from Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in February 1969.
