Eye health
For US - Forgotten moms
This Mother's Day we wanted to share the story of two mothers, Aluna and Mayasa, who live in a remote community in Tanzania.
Paediatric eye care services in Bangladesh
The programme aimed to support children from poor communities to access quality eye care services and improve awareness of the importance of early eye screening.
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.
Sundarbans Eye Health Service Strengthening Project
The five-year programme aimed to make progress towards the eliminiation of avoidable blindness in the Sundarbans region of West Bengal by 2020.
Forgotten mums
This Mother's Day we wanted to share the story of two mothers, Aluna and Mayasa, from a remote community in Tanzania.
Poligarpo’s story
Poligarpo, from Mozambique, had lost his independence after being blinded by cataracts. But a straightforward operation restored his vision and gave him his life back.
Gladys’s story
Gladys Atto is an everyday hero, saving sight and building long-term eye health services in Uganda. She’s one of the talented cataract surgeons whose training you’ve supported.
Sightsavers in Zambia: protecting rural communities from trachoma
Sightsavers’ Tom Hodgson travelled to Zambia to see how eye surgeon Mr Ndalela is saving sight by diagnosing and treating people for trachoma.
$105 million fund to eliminate trachoma launched at star-studded concert in South Africa
The funding was announced by Richard Branson, via recorded video link, at the Global Citizen concert in Johannesburg on 2 December 2018.
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.
