Eye health
Sightsavers-supported eye clinic opens in Liberia
Sightsavers helped to renovate the operating theatre and screening rooms at Phebe Hospital to provide eye care to local people.
Sightsavers launches school eye health programme in Liberia
The three-year SHIP programme will improve the lives of more than 76,000 children through vision screening and deworming treatment.
Mwiza’s story
Mwiza, like many eight-year-olds, loves soccer and playing with his best friend. But he has trachoma: without treatment, he risks losing his sight.
Saving sight in Zambia’s most remote regions
Sightsavers’ Caitlin Maslen travelled with an outreach team as they visited an isolated village to treat people with trachoma.
Abdu’s story
For years, Abdu suffered from the pain of trachoma. Thanks to a Sightsavers-supported programme, he was examined, diagnosed and given treatment to protect his sight.
Sightsavers teams up with Nordic eyewear group D & Company
The optical group will give customers the chance to make a donation to Sightsavers to raise money and awareness for eye care projects worldwide.
Givemore’s story
Ophthalmic nurse Givemore travels to remote communities in Zimbabwe to examine people for signs of trachoma. He wants to make sure everyone is treated so their sight can be saved.
We’re making huge progress on avoidable blindness, but we still have work to do
Sightsavers’ Charity Dandak reflects on our achievements through the Seeing is Believing programme, and highlights the challenges we still face to tackle avoidable blindness.
Winesi’s update
Life is good for Winesi and his family, and it’s a far cry from when we first met him more than three years ago.
Sierra Leone Eye Care Programme
More than 90 per cent of all blindness in Sierra Leone is also avoidable, significantly higher than the global average. This project aims to help reduce avoidable blindness and vision impairment.
