Fighting disease
African leaders to personally oversee progress against NTDs
African heads of state have agreed to add neglected tropical diseases to their annual scorecard on disease progress, a move described as a “game changer”.
Partnership: the key to eliminating neglected tropical diseases
Dr Philip Downs, Sightsavers Technical Director for NTDs, explains how working together will help us tackle these debilitating diseases for good.
Sightsavers is one of GiveWell’s top charities once again
The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers for its work treating children for parasitic infections, known as deworming.
Stephen Hawking commends his father’s role in tackling NTDs
Professor Hawking spoke at Sightsavers’ event to mark the one billionth treatment for neglected tropical diseases: watch the full video of his speech here.
Stephen Hawking to deliver speech at Sightsavers celebration
The physicist will lead global celebrations to mark the one billionth treatment that Sightsavers and partners have delivered to tackle NTDs.
How field surveys can help us fight trachoma
In February 2017, Sightsavers supported our partners with the ambitious task of conducting field surveys for trachoma in Tanzania, Uganda and Malawi.
Sightsavers and partners celebrate delivering a billion NTD treatments
The billionth treatment was administered on Thursday 16 November to a seven-year-old girl named Dorcas, who was at risk of NTDs in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
More than a million people examined for trachoma
In just over a year, more than a million people across four continents have been examined as part of the Tropical Data initiative.
Lessons from Uganda: how educating communities about hygiene can help to combat trachoma
Trachoma is easily transmitted from person to person, so good hygiene is vital to prevent the disease spreading.
How radio is saving lives in Uganda
In remote regions of Uganda, radio broadcasts are being used to spread information about diseases such as river blindness, and how they can be treated.
