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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.
Sightsavers’ work to fight disease features in new video
The video, introduced by newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky, includes a segment on Sightsavers' work to tackle schistosomiasis in Guinea-Bissau.
New health programme will protect 200 million people from disease
The Ascend programme, which Sightsavers is leading, aims to tackle six of the world’s worst diseases in 25 countries.
Celebrities experience the effects of cataracts using Sightsavers simulator
Broadcaster Fiona Phillips, TV doctor Dr Sara Kayat and celebrity make-up artist Ruby Hammer tried the simulator as part of a push to raise awareness about sight loss.
