Fighting disease Archives

Samantha Nyathi, who is wearing a Sightsavers-branded T-shirt, smiles while leaning against a wall in a garden.

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Programme manager Samantha Nyathi will receive training, guidance and networking opportunities through the World Health Organization programme.

April 2025

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Women are four times more likely than men to be blinded by trachoma, an infectious eye disease. But Sightsavers’ Accelerate programme is working to address this inequality.

Sightsavers, March 2025

Batawouni is sitting outside a building looking into the distance. She is wearing a yellow top, gold necklace a traditional African green wraparound.

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The UK government has committed £15 million towards beating the painful neglected tropical disease.

January 2025

Three children wash their hands with soap at a sink.

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Sightsavers’ Adnan Youhana shares how eliminating the eye disease was a true team effort, involving surgeons, radio hosts and Lady Health Workers.

Adnan Youhana, October 2024

A male eye health worker in Pakistan uses a torch to check a woman's eyes for signs of advanced trachoma.

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Thanks to support from Sightsavers and partners, 3.7 million people will no longer be at risk of contracting the infectious eye disease.

October 2024

Sightsavers researcher Martins smiles as he stands in the middle of a road. He's wearing a Sightsavers t-shirt that reads 'Protect. Defend. Promote. Disability rights.'

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The Injaz fellowship will support Martins Imhansoloeva's research and PhD project on river blindness, a common infectious cause of sight loss.

September 2024

Mzowele drinks water after taking medication for lymphatic filariasis.

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As the world celebrates the 12 billionth treatment to protect people from lymphatic filariasis, we reflect on the journey to eliminate the disease in Africa.

Sabane sits under a tree after successful surgery to treat hydrocele, caused by lymphatic filariasis.

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In Burkina Faso, the ARISE II programme is helping to transform the lives of thousands of people who are suffering from lymphatic filariasis.

Volunteer Moses measures a woman's height to see how much medication she needs to protect her from river blindness.

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Sightsavers’ Khadijah Bello travelled across north-central Nigeria to see how our programmes are fast-tracking the elimination of neglected tropical diseases.

A community drug distributor hands an elderly man medication to treat trachoma.

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The number of people at risk from trachoma has fallen by more than 12 million in a single year, according to a new report by the World Health Organization.

July 2024

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Sightsavers employee awarded place on WHO mentorship scheme

Women are most at risk from trachoma: here’s how we can help

Sightsavers welcomes FCDO partnership to tackle lymphatic filariasis in Africa

How people across Pakistan collaborated to beat trachoma

Pakistan is 19th country worldwide to eliminate trachoma

Sightsavers researcher awarded prestigious fellowship

“We can have life moving forward in a better direction”

“I’m no longer ashamed to walk around the city”

How cultural awareness can help fight NTDs

WHO report reveals millions no longer at risk from trachoma

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