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Clécio smiles as he stands in front of some homes.

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A river blindness mapping survey is producing positive results in Mozambique, plus news from Guinea-Bissau, Pakistan and Burkina Faso.

February 2020

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers has been awarded Disability Confident Employer Level 3 accreditation for its work promoting disability inclusion in the workplace.

February 2020

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Sightsavers' Chairman Sir Clive Jones was awarded a knighthood for his time working at the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee.

February 2020

A group of children sit on the floor at the museum listening to a talk by Sightsavers

News / Fighting disease /

Astronights gives children a fun opportunity to learn more about Sightsavers and our work.

February 2020

A little boy smiles after having an eye exam.

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A baby born with cataracts is smiling again following surgery in Zambia, plus stories from India, Nigeria and Bangladesh.

January 2020

A young boy stands outside in the sun wearing light coloured clothes. There is a small house to the left and a tree to the right.

News / Fighting disease /

Our sight-saving work in rural Kenya was featured in BBC coverage for World NTD Day 2020.

January 2020

News / Fighting disease /

The first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on 30 January 2020 kicked off a year of decisive action on NTDs.

January 2020

A group of female and male community volunteers stand for a portrait holding dose poles.

News / Fighting disease /

On 30 January, Sightsavers joined in celebrations for the first ever World NTD Day around the world.

January 2020

A man gives a young girl a ride on the back of his bicycle.

News / Education /

Sightsavers won the award for its work supporting children with disabilities in Malawi.

January 2020

News / Fundraising /

Sightsavers has been shortlisted for a Charity Film Award for our ‘What we do’ film.

January 2020

A plush toy fly, snail, and worm are set up in a coconut-shy styled 'elimination' game,

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers will join the free Science Museum Lates event on 29 January, where visitors can try their hand at 'eliminating' tropical diseases.

January 2020

A group of people with disabilities raise their hands.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The legislation, approved on 10 January, will make it illegal to discriminate or exclude people on the basis of disability.

January 2020

A large group of people stand with their awards for tackling river blindness in Nigeria.

News / Fighting disease /

The Nigerian ministry of health presented the award for Sightsavers' work to treat the disease in Kaduna State.

December 2019

Sightsavers' 2019 Christmas card, with a grumpy,looking cat in a festive hat, and the words 'It's the most wonderful time of the year'.

News / Fundraising /

This year’s card features a grumpy-looking cat in a festive hat, and 50p from each pack sold will go to Sightsavers.

December 2019

A man and two women stand together, holding a petition sign.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The global petition was received by Ana Maria Menéndez, who is Under-Secretary-General and the UN Secretary-General's senior adviser on policy.

December 2019

A hand with an equals sign inside a circle drawn on it.

News / Disability and inclusion /

As part of Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign, supporters are sharing photos of their hands on social media to call on the UN to uphold the rights of people with disabilities.

December 2019

Usman smiles after receiving eye surgery.

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In Nigeria, a lymphatic filariasis patient is planning to marry his partner after receiving treatment to stop his pain. Plus news from Senegal, Zambia and India.

November 2019

News / Fighting disease /

The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers’ deworming work in Africa for its cost-effectiveness and transparency.

November 2019

Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, holding a dose pole.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ CEO was recognised for her work to help eliminate trachoma by transforming the way funding is secured.

November 2019

A woman has her eyes checked by an eye health worker in an outdoor screening camp in India.

News / Eye health /

Charity evaluator ImpactMatters awarded Sightsavers a five-star rating for cost-effectiveness – the highest score available.

November 2019

News / Disability and inclusion /

We’re calling on the next UK government to tackle inequality, make aid inclusive, keep working to eliminate neglected tropical diseases and support affordable, accessible healthcare.

November 2019

Samson Lokele poses next to his image in the Science Museum exhibition.

News / Fighting disease /

Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.

November 2019

A male Tropical Data trainer shows female trainee how to identify what trachoma follicles would look like by using small, circular, red stickers with five white dots on their thumbs.

News / Fighting disease /

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.

October 2019

Samson Lokele talks to Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

News / Fighting disease /

Staff gathered at Buckingham Palace in the UK to recognise the achievements of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust’s Trachoma Initiative.

October 2019

Four Sightsavers staff members smile at the camera.

News / Fighting disease /

The parliamentary event showcased the UK government’s new flagship NTD programme, Ascend, which aims to protect 200 million people from neglected tropical diseases.

October 2019

Three women posing together with smiles.

News / Eye health /

To mark World Sight Day 2019 on 10 October, Sightsavers country offices celebrated by highlighting the need to provide good-quality eye care to everyone.

October 2019

News / Eye health /

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.

October 2019

Two women and five small children stand outside their home.

News / Eye health /

In northern Kenya, Sightsavers’ Sarah Filbey visits an eye camp that treats both trachoma and cataracts, ensuring everyone gets the life-changing help they need.

October 2019

News / Eye health /

The accolades, awarded by the IAPB, recognise eight young and upcoming leaders who are making a difference in eye health.

October 2019

$A box of lenses used to check for refractive errors during an eye exam.$

News / Eye health /

The statistics feature in the World Health Organization's first World Report on Vision, published ahead of World Sight Day.

October 2019

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February 2020 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers awarded for supporting staff with disabilities

Sightsavers chairman Sir Clive Jones knighted for his humanitarian work

Sightsavers teams up with the Science Museum for a special series of Astronights

January 2020 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers surgeon featured on BBC for World NTD Day

Sightsavers and partners celebrate the first World NTD Day

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2020: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers receives Innovative Practice prize in Zero Project Awards

Sightsavers shortlisted for Charity Film Awards

Sightsavers to host Elimination Game at the Science Museum

Pakistan’s first-ever Disability Rights Act becomes law

Sightsavers wins award for its work to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria

Sightsavers teams up with Paperchase to launch fundraising Christmas card

Sightsavers hands disability petition with 50,000 signatures to UN

Disability campaigners put their hands up for an equal world

November 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers rated a top charity by GiveWell for the fourth time

Dr Caroline Harper wins the first Hemingway Award

Sightsavers named most cost-effective health charity

Sightsavers’ 2019 election manifesto: What we want from the next government

Sightsavers’ pioneering work is showcased in new Science Museum exhibition

Huge increase in Tropical Data surveys means more people are checked for trachoma

The Queen hosts reception celebrating progress to eliminate trachoma

Groundbreaking disease prevention programme is presented to MPs

How Sightsavers celebrated World Sight Day

Sightsavers and partners help to halve blindness cases in remote Indian Sundarbans

“That lady who was going blind? Look at her now!”

Sightsavers Mozambique’s Mercia Cumaio named Eye Health Hero

New figures show more than a billion people have avoidable vision impairment