Fighting disease
Kenya Marsabit Trachoma Control Programme: end-of-term evaluation
Since April 2011, we have been running a trachoma control project with Comic Relief funding in Marsabit, focusing on the scale-up of the SAFE strategy.
Experts convene in London to discuss how to eliminate NTDs
Experts from the health, pharmaceutical and NGO sectors joined a round-table event in London to discuss working together to eliminate NTDs.
WHO says global plans to eliminate NTDs will cost $750 million a year
The WHO report also looks at a wider campaign for universal health coverage, making sure everyone who needs healthcare can access it affordably.
Reaching out to remote communities
Sightsavers’ Julia Strong visits an eye health outreach project in Tanzania that’s making a huge difference to people in remote communities.
Trachoma control project in Marsabit, Kenya: evaluation reports
Since April 2011, Sightsavers have been implementing a Trachoma Control Project with Comic Relief funding of £700,000 in Marsabit, Kenya.
Sightsavers backs Gates’ bet on disease elimination by 2030
Today’s publication of Bill and Melinda Gates’ annual letter includes a rallying call to the international development community to eliminate four NTDs by 2030.
History in the making: the launch of the Malawi Trachoma Elimination Programme
16 October was an exciting day for the people of Kasungu District in Malawi. They witnessed the launch of the Malawi Trachoma Elimination Programme.
iReflect on Social Inclusion
A review of Sightsavers’ organisation-wide process to develop a global strategy on social inclusion aligned to strategies in eye health and education.
Milestone moment for 0.7% UK aid target
A law has been put in place to ensure that the UK meets the global obligation of earmarking 0.7 per cent of its GDP for international development projects.
Sightsavers-led project aims to distribute 110 million NTD treatments in Nigeria
Sightsavers-led project aims to distribute 110 million NTD treatments in Nigeria
