Fighting disease
Collaboration with the WASH sector is key
We think about the challenges of working in the field of infectious diseases and how working alongside those in the water sector could improve impacts.
Sightsavers welcomes new WHO report focus
The report places a strong focus on what is needed to deliver the ambitious 2020 NTD Roadmap Targets.
Sightsavers project featured on BBC News
Sightsavers’ trachoma mapping work, which is supported by the Department For International Development (DFID), has been included an article on BBC News.
The power of partnerships
Last month, Sightsavers hosted the NNN meeting in Brighton.
Neglected tropical diseases: policy brief
In this policy brief, Sightsavers outlines an integrated approach to tackling neglected tropical diseases, including the Global Trachoma Mapping Project.
WASHing away blinding trachoma
A report outlining how challenges of trachoma, access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and poverty are mutually reinforcing.
A SAFE way forward: Women, trachoma and WASH
You might be wondering why World Water Day is important for Sightsavers. It's because access to clean water and sanitation aids the prevention of blindness.
Empowering communities to make their own difference
Some 102 million people are at at risk from river blindness, with 99 per cent of cases in Africa.
