DONATE

Eye health

Vision technician Ruth Zeo points to an eye chart during an eye screening

How do you rebuild a health system after decades of instability?

Liberia's National Eye Health Policy will ensure eye health is a priority and help strengthen the wider health system by developing a sustainable, inclusive eye care service.

Nazaradden Ibrahim, September 2023
Dr Jalikatu smiles while wearing her surgical coat.

Sightsavers-trained doctor appointed deputy minister of health in Sierra Leone

Dr Jalikatu Mustapha trained with Sightsavers between 2012 and 2016, becoming the only female ophthalmologist in the country.

August 2023
Arif and his mother sit on a bed chatting.

Sightsavers Bangladesh marks 50-year anniversary

Sightsavers began working in Bangladesh in 1973 to diagnose and treat people for cataracts, which is one of the most common eye conditions in the country.

August 2023
Vue Bear mascot

VUEAV and VUE Bear partner with Sightsavers to help protect sight

The visual technology company will be donating £10,000 each year towards Sightsavers’ work to help protect sight and fight for disability rights in Africa and Asia.

July 2023
A model wears a pair of sunglasses with a chain by Frida and Florence.

Frida and Florence to support Sightsavers with sunglasses accessory collection

The eco-friendly jewellery brand has launched a range of sunglasses chains that will be helping to support Sightsavers’ eye health work worldwide.

July 2023
Upendo talks to a patient during an eye test.

Sightsavers partnership aims to improve global access to eye care

Sightsavers has partnered with the Fred Hollows Foundation and PlenOptika to pilot a new vision care strategy that aims to revolutionise eye care worldwide.

June 2023
A close-up of a woman having her eyes checked for trachoma.

Trachoma elimination in Benin: “All the pain was gone. It was like a miracle!”

Benin has become the latest country to eliminate blinding trachoma. Here we meet people whose lives have been transformed, and those who helped to banish the disease.

Two people in traditional clothing stand outside in remote Turkana, Kenya.

Sightsavers Kenya celebrates 70-year anniversary

Sightsavers began working in Kenya in 1952, when blindness affected up to 7% of rural Kenyans.

May 2023
Upendo talks to a patient during an eye test.

The Boresha Macho project: improving vision in Tanzania

In Singida, an inclusive eye health programme has made eye care services more affordable, sustainable and equitable. Here, four people involved with the project share their stories.

March 2023
Amina smiles as she covers one of her eyes with her hand.

Lessons from the Boresha Macho eye health programme in Tanzania

Sightsavers’ Edwin Maleko shares the impact of an inclusive eye health programme on communities and eye care services in Singida and Morogoro.

Edwin Maleko, March 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 19
Next