Fighting disease
Emmanuel’s story
Meet 60-year-old Emmanuel, who lost his sight while earning a living as a fisherman after he contracted a disease called river blindness.
IZUMI Foundation supports Sightsavers’ fight to eliminate trachoma in Mali
The Foundation has awarded Sightsavers a grant of $348,000 to support its mission to eliminate the neglected tropical disease from five regions of Mali.
WASH and NTDs finally make it official
The World Health Organization has committed to support collaboration between WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and NTDs (neglected tropical diseases).
Scientists win Nobel prize for river blindness discovery
William C Campbell and Satoshi Omura discovered a group of compounds known as avermectins, used to treat and prevent river blindness.
WHO unveils global plan to integrate NTD programmes
The World Health Organization today unveiled a global plan to better integrate public health interventions in the battle to eliminate NTDs.
NTD programmes named as a strong investment opportunity
A report released today emphasises the huge health and economic benefits of investing in programmes treating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Live webcast to launch progress report on NTDs
The Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases collective launches a report with a live webcast from the Natural History Museum in London.
Elimination of onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis: strategic plan
These documents outline our current work and look at the potential for eliminating the transmission of the diseases.
Extra funding boosts Sightsavers’ NTD prevention area in Nigeria
Additional funding will allow the neglected tropical disease project to reach 13 million more people across two extra states in Nigeria.
Countries commit to eliminating neglected tropical diseases
Health ministers from Africa, Asia and South America have come together at the World Health Assembly in Geneva to commit to eliminating neglected tropical diseases in their countries.
