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Sightsavers’ pioneering work is showcased in new Science Museum exhibition
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.
Huge increase in Tropical Data surveys means more people are checked for trachoma
More than 700 surveys to track levels of blinding trachoma have been completed globally in the past year as part of the Tropical Data initiative.
Sightsavers and partners help to halve blindness cases in remote Indian Sundarbans
Before the Sightsavers eye health programme in the Sundarbans started, one in every 40 people over the age of 50 in the region was blind. Today, that number has dropped to one in 80.
Sightsavers Mozambique’s Mercia Cumaio named Eye Health Hero
The accolades, awarded by the IAPB, recognise eight young and upcoming leaders who are making a difference in eye health.
New figures show more than a billion people have avoidable vision impairment
The statistics feature in the World Health Organization's first World Report on Vision, published ahead of World Sight Day.
Sightsavers teams up with DIFF Eyewear to protect sight
A percentage from every pair of DIFF glasses sold will be donated to Sightsavers to fund its work to save sight around the world.
Sightsavers launches eye health programme in Tanzania
Sightsavers is launching a three-year programme to provide quality eye care to rural populations in the Morogoro and Singida regions.
Civil society survey finds mixed results on SDGs progress
A survey of civil society organisations, co-edited by Sightsavers, is being published this week during the Sustainable Development Goals summit at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Inclusive dolls will help raise money for Sightsavers
A range of disability-inclusive dolls has been launched to teach children about disability, with 10 per cent of the sales from each doll donated to Sightsavers and other charities.
Tanzania joins the push to make accessible books more widely available
It has become the latest country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty, which allows exceptions to standard copyright laws so books can be reproduced in braille and other accessible formats.
