Fighting disease
What if we eliminated one of the world’s oldest diseases?
Sightsavers CEO Caroline Harper says we could be just years away from one of the greatest achievements in human health: ridding the world of trachoma.
Sightsavers CEO gives TED Talk outlining plan to eliminate trachoma
During her talk in Vancouver on 11 April, Caroline Harper urged philanthropists to support a new project that could help to eliminate the disease.
Sightsavers celebrates collaboration to tackle trachoma
To mark World Health Day on Saturday 7 April, Sightsavers is celebrating work being done to eliminate trachoma – a huge success story in global health.
Former Bishop of London praises Uganda’s progress in fighting trachoma
The Right Rev Richard Chartres visited the Iganga district in the east of the country, where he saw work taking place to eliminate the blinding disease.
The personal stories behind Sightsavers’ billionth milestone
In Nigeria, Sightsavers' Rebecca Mintrim joined celebrations for the one billionth NTD treatment.
Together we’ve reached a milestone
We've finally reached our target of providing one billion treatments for neglected tropical diseases, protecting millions of people from infection.
Research calls for new approach to treating neglected tropical diseases in urban areas
Research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases says distributing medication on a large scale in urban areas may not be the most effective solution.
Momentum is growing in the battle against NTDs, but we cannot be complacent
Sightsavers’ Simon Bush says that as we draw closer to eliminating NTDs, the next chapter will be the most challenging – yet also the most rewarding.
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.
