Our sight-saving work in rural Kenya was featured in BBC coverage for World NTD Day 2020.
The first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on 30 January 2020 kicked off a year of decisive action on NTDs.
On 30 January, Sightsavers joined in celebrations for the first ever World NTD Day around the world.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo may have the highest burdens of neglected tropical diseases, but people on the ground are working to protect communities.
The Nigerian ministry of health presented the award for Sightsavers' work to treat the disease in Kaduna State.
The Accelerate programme, which aims to eliminate trachoma in nine African countries by 2023, has made great progress in its first 12 months.
The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers’ deworming work in Africa for its cost-effectiveness and transparency.
Sightsavers’ CEO was recognised for her work to help eliminate trachoma by transforming the way funding is secured.
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.
Esther Anyango, from Uganda, operates on people with blinding trachoma through The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust’s Trachoma Initiative.