Fighting disease
International media highlight Sightsavers’ work
Sightsavers’ efforts to eliminate NTDs and support people with disabilities to live independent lives were featured in internationally influential media.
WHO shows progress made on eliminating neglected tropical diseases
The number of people at risk from neglected tropical diseases has fallen by 20 per cent in the past five years, according to WHO.
Countdown Nigeria: A model for conducting implementation research
Investigating the cost-effective scale-up of sustainable solutions to control and eliminate the seven most common neglected tropical diseases by 2020.
Sightsavers welcomes DFID’s commitment to eliminating disease
Sightsavers has welcomed a speech made by International Development Secretary Priti Patel, which set out her priorities for UK development.
Sightsavers featured in Financial Times
Leading international newspaper the Financial Times has included Sightsavers’ work in an article about what is known as ‘effective altruism’.
Global Trachoma Mapping Project inspires tropical data initiative
The Global Trachoma Mapping Project has come to an end after seeing hundreds of surveyors collect and transmit data from 2.6 million people in 29 countries.
Sightsavers celebrates progress against neglected tropical diseases
Sightsavers has joined its partners to celebrate the progress made towards beating some of the world’s most painful and blinding diseases.
Celebrating the milestones in beating NTDs at the fifth anniversary of the London Declaration
Five years ago I was one of the people that gathered together in London in a groundbreaking meeting to talk about neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Conrad Hilton funding helps bring Mali closer to eliminating trachoma
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has boosted commitment to tackling neglected tropical diseases with new grants to help wipe out trachoma in Mali and Niger.
Research sleuths: how we investigate blips in our NTD elimination projects
How do we react when outcomes aren’t what we expect? The mystery of Cameroon’s Western Region sheds light on the process.
