Eye health
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.
Sightsavers Kenya celebrates 70-year anniversary
Sightsavers began working in Kenya in 1952, when blindness affected up to 7% of rural Kenyans.
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.
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.
MTHK teams up with Sightsavers to raise funds to improve eye care
Eye care company MTHK has partnered with Sightsavers ahead of World Health Day to help improve access to eye health services in Africa and Asia.
Sightsavers film shortlisted for Cannes World Film Festival award
Noor, a short film about the impact of childhood visual impairment, has been selected for the ‘Best health film’ category at the Cannes World Film Festival.
A day in the life: “You really feel that you’ve made a difference”
Dr Moira Chinthambi received a Sightsavers scholarship to train as an ophthalmologist and now works on our inclusive eye health programme in Malawi.
A day in the life: “I’ve wanted to do this for a long time”
Alinafe Zaina is studying clinical ophthalmology in Malawi with the help of a scholarship provided by Sightsavers’ inclusive eye health programme.
Sightsavers partners with Cantel to protect sight and improve education
Staff at the IT services company will be raising money for Sightsavers’ eye health and disability rights work.
Spectrum Markets helps children in Nigeria get sporty for World Children’s Day
Students in Nigeria celebrated by taking part in a football match using sports equipment donated by one of Sightsavers’ corporate partners.
