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Free eye examinations launched for older people in Uganda
People aged over 65 can now have a free eye examination while collecting their pension, and can then be referred for treatment for conditions such as cataracts or blinding trachoma.
Sightsavers' Dominic Haslam elected Chair of disability consortium
The election took place during the IDDC general assembly, held in May in Birmingham, UK. Dom has worked at Sightsavers for 13 years and has been a member of the IDDC board since 2015.
First treatments for trachoma distributed in Yemen
More than 4,000 volunteers, most of them women, went door to door with medication to treat the potentially blinding disease.
Eye health groups call for urgent action to prevent blindness
Sightsavers and five other organisations have issued an open letter that aims to put pressure on Commonwealth governments, ahead of next week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.
Seventeen women nominated for UN disability committee
A call for better gender representation and geographical spread in the United Nations disability committee has seen 17 women from six continents put forward for election in 2018.
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.
Sightsavers India wins prestigious award for its inclusive education programme
More than 3,300 NGOs applied for the HCL Grant, which supports organisations that help to transform rural India through sustainable development.
A tribute to Professor Stephen Hawking, 1942-2018
Professor Hawking, one of the world's greatest scientists, will be remembered for advancing our understanding of the universe and how it came to be.
Eye health groups call on Commonwealth governments to commit to protecting sight
Six leading organisations have come together under the banner ‘Vision for the Commonwealth’ to ask Commonwealth leaders to bring eye care to all.
