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Marking the two-year anniversary of the Global Disability Summit
In 2018 the UK and Kenya co-hosted the first-ever global disability summit. We look back at what has been achieved in the two years since.
Equal World campaign hands COVID-19 disability rights petition to UN
Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign has handed in a 25,276-signature petition to the UN and its member states, calling for the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic to be inclusive of disability rights.
Nigerian TV news to feature sign language interpreters
National news bulletins in Nigeria will include sign language interpretation from July 2020, following advocacy from Sightsavers.
How a simple tool could be used in response to COVID-19
This innovative tool, used in neglected tropical disease programmes, could be important in the response to COVID-19 in Africa.
Sightsavers contributes to Global Education Monitoring Report
A Sightsavers report on education for children with visual impairments in sub-Saharan Africa has been published as a background paper to the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report.
Play games and raise money for Sightsavers
A new free online games platform is celebrating its launch by supporting Sightsavers for a month.
Sightsavers' trachoma tracking app wins e-Health award
The Pierre Fabre Foundation has selected the mobile ‘TT Tracker’ for a Global South e-Health Observatory Award.
Sightsavers research highlights inequalities behind access to eye care
Governments and healthcare organisations must look at income and gender as well as disability if they are to effectively support people with visual impairments.
Water, sanitation and hygiene strategies important for tackling COVID-19
Public information around water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) have a key role to play in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Ascend West and Central Africa programme.
Online hub launched to support charities’ safeguarding
The new digital platform, supported by Sightsavers, contains safeguarding resources and advice for aid sector organisations.
