Eye health
Specsavers chooses Sightsavers as charity partner for new induction scheme
Sightsavers has been chosen as one of three charity partners to be part of Specsavers’ new online staff induction.
Sightsavers’ Caroline Harper named in New Year Honours
Dr Harper has been appointed a CBE in recognition of her services to people with visual impairments around the world.
Watch as Rose sees herself for the first time after cataract surgery
Rose is 14 years old, and has been blind since she was a baby. We witness her reaction as she looks in the mirror and sees herself for the first time.
Sightsavers on Channel 4’s Unreported World with Ade Adepitan
On Channel 4’s Unreported World TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan saw the impact of Sightsavers-supported cataract operations.
Kolkata Urban Comprehensive Eye Care Programme: end-of-term evaluation
The ‘Seeing is Believing’ (SiB) initiative is a global intervention aimed at tackling avoidable blindness in areas of high need.
Advancing Healthy Communities in East Africa: end-of-term evaluation
The programme aimed to increase access to eye health services and to reduce the cataract surgical backlog in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Advancing healthy communities in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe: final evaluation
The Advancing Healthy Communities programme aimed to develop a mid-level eye care workforce to increase access to eye health services and to reduce the cataract surgical backlog in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Bangladesh Dhaka Urban Comprehensive Eye Care Project: evaluation
The project aimed to strengthen eye care facilities, increase awareness of eye care among poor urban communities, and increase access to eye services.
Strengthen national capacities on paediatric ophthalmology in Bangladesh: end-of-term evaluation
The project aimed to train paediatric ophthalmic teams, improve leadership and management, and establish a paediatric outpatient department.
Bill and Melinda Gates: trachoma and river blindness will be eliminated by 2030
Bill and Melinda Gates have said that by 2030, diseases including trachoma and river blindness will be consigned to the history books.
