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A screengrab from Sumrana Yasmin and Mutave Mutemi video interview.

Blogs / Eye health /

In an interview for World Sight Day 2021, Sumrana Yasmin, Sightsavers’ global technical lead for eye health, talks to Mutave Mutemi about her work, the global eye health crisis and how we all have a part to play in addressing it.

Sightsavers, October 2021

Five people, including the President of the Association des People of Small Size and the President of the Malian Union of the Blind, smile at the camera.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The signing and passing into law of a new social decree that protects the rights of people with disabilities was years in the making. But how did we get to this historic moment?

Daouda Kone, October 2021

A man is given the COVID-19 vaccine by a health care worker.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Africa is behind on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, yet there are programmes already in place that can help to distribute vaccines in the continent.

Ndelle Ngabe Makoge, September 2021

A man sitting on a hospital bed is interviewed by a Sightsavers staff member.

Blogs / Eye health /

The Keep Sight initiative shares its findings on how social behaviour change could address the problem of people losing their sight because of glaucoma.

Selben Penzin, September 2021

A young boy smiles and waves at the camera.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The African Disability Protocol is unique to the continent and takes African practices and concerns into consideration so that the lives of people with disabilities improve.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, August 2021

A young girl raising her hand in a classroom.

Blogs / Education /

As leaders from more than 80 countries gathered at the summit, Sightsavers highlighted the need for policy commitments on the rights of children with disabilities.

Sightsavers, August 2021

A group of eight people together, all wearing masks. One person is holding a white cane and one person is a wheelchair user.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Audits were recently carried out in Ghana to assess whether two hospitals, including their mental health units, were meeting accessibility standards, and to identify areas for improvement.

Peter Kwasi, July 2021

A table is laid out in front of a sign that says 'Disability Inclusive SDGs: Leaving no one behind'

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Every year, as we examine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear to see that setting ambition is easier than achieving it.

Andrew Griffiths, July 2021

A group of people with disabilities raise their hands.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Aissata Ndiaye shares key highlights from a discussion at the UN High-Level Political Forum about the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Aissata Ndiaye, July 2021

A person wearing a mask sits in a room between the silhouetted figures of two other people.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

An international group of civil society organisations has examined the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people who have been marginalised - the results have been published in a new report.

Sightsavers, July 2021

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What do we mean by the global eye health crisis?

The last five years: Mali’s journey to protect the rights of people with disabilities

Why Africa doesn’t need to suffer the brunt of vaccine inequality

‘Prevention is better than cure’: How social behaviour change prevents glaucoma blindness

The African Disability Protocol: a call to leave no one behind

Global Education Summit: what did Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign call for?

Small changes, big difference: accessibility audits in action

Achieving the SDGs: three lessons from the High-Level Political Forum

How inclusive voluntary national reviews can help us work towards the SDGs

Addressing the unequal pandemic

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all