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Stories / Fighting disease /

Finding nomadic communities: our research in action

How do you provide treatment for neglected tropical diseases like river blindness when you can’t find some of the people who are most at risk?

A girl uses a typewriter while wearing a face mask.
Stories / Education /

“Without education, my future would be more difficult”

Sightsavers project officer Eric Musa visits Marie, who has been blind since birth, to find out how she’s continued her education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A boy having his eyes checked. The ophthalmologist and the boy are both wearing face coverings and there is a protective screen between them.
Stories / Eye health /

Programme staff: “How we adapted our eye health projects during COVID-19”

Sightsavers staff provide a first-hand insight into our work with ministries of health, partner hospitals and volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Many people sit outside waiting for an eye examination.
Stories / Eye health /

Nine steps to holding pop-up eye screening camps on the doorsteps of marginalised communities

In February 2020, Sightsavers' Kirsty Bridger visited Bangladesh to learn how we organise our eye screening camps.

Isaac sits outside his mechanics.
Stories / Disability and inclusion /

The business owner training young people with disabilities

Isaac Bolingo is training young people with disabilities to be mechanics in his garage.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Working together to tackle NTDs in Liberia

In the first year of the programme, the Ascend West and Central Africa partners have supported health workers and volunteers to deliver mass treatment campaigns that will help tackle high rates of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Liberia.

Four-year-old Paolo stands smiling in a doorway.
Stories / Fighting disease /

Paolo's story

Paolo's family could not understand why he kept having problems with his eyes. Thankfully, training for a Sightsavers-supported programme was taking place nearby.

A man sits in an office wearing a face covering
Stories / Fighting disease /

Reducing stigma in communities while fighting NTDs

Mr Alabi, the neglected tropical disease (NTD) coordinator for Kogi State, Nigeria, and his team provide NTD interventions to more than four million people annually.

Two Two women and a man stand outside a small home in an informal urban settlement.
Stories / Eye health /

Hasina feared she wouldn’t see people coming to demolish her home again

Hasina lives in a camp in northern Bangladesh which has been demolished twice. Since developing cataracts, her fears of being homeless again were heightened.

A man stands for a portrait.
Stories / Fighting disease /

Sani Muhammad’s story

Alhaji Sani Muhammad Dan'lya is the acting chairman of Sokoto State's chapter of the Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities. He helps to highlight the importance of disability inclusion within the Ascend West and Central Africa programme.

A boy using a phone with his father sitting behind.
Stories / Education /

Programme staff explain how we’re supporting children's learning during lockdown

Sightsavers staff provide a first-hand insight into the five ways we’re making sure children with disabilities aren’t left behind during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man with a physical disability sits outside.
Stories / Eye health /

A lightning strike changed Yousuf’s life forever

Yousuf has come up against decades-long hardships, but with with a sight-saving cataract operation, life is finally looking better. Here, he shares his remarkable story.

Fatuma from Tanzania laughing
Stories / Fighting disease /

Fatuma's story

Fatuma is a grandmother from Ruangwa, Tanzania suffering with advanced trachoma. We follow her journey from near-blindness to the chance to see once again.

Babacar performs surgery wearing protective equipment on a trachoma patient.
Stories / Fighting disease /

Saving sight in Senegal during the COVID-19 pandemic

Without eye surgeon Babacar's efforts, people could have been at risk of going blind from the advanced form of trachoma during the lockdown.

Surgeon Kabir wearing face mask on motorbike
Stories / Fighting disease /

Providing trachoma treatment during lockdown in Nigeria

Dozens of people have received vital post-operative treatment for trachoma despite COVID-19 restrictions, thanks to eye surgeon Kabir Yahaya.

Dr Amadou wearing scrubs and a face mask.
Stories / Fighting disease /

Celebrating our trachoma health workers

Health workers around the world have been thrown into the spotlight as they fight the COVID-19 pandemic. With this has come a renewed appreciation of their skills and hard work.

Zakari works with the surgeon to record patient data on the TT Tracker
Stories / Fighting disease /

Trachoma trackers in action: how mobile phones are saving sight

Meet Benin's mobile health team who are using mobile phones to track and eliminate trachoma.

A man talks with community members.
Stories / Fighting disease /

James's story

James came to the Kakuma refugee camp in 2015 after fleeing war in South Sudan. He now works for the camp’s eye clinic, where he reassures patients about their treatment.

Rebecca stands alongside her five children in front of a building in Northern Kenya.
Stories / Fighting disease /

Rebecca's story

Rebecca from South Sudan, who has advanced trachoma, has been living in a refugee camp in northern Kenya, since 2013.

A man smiling.
Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Collins' story

Disability activist Collins Ombajo shares his personal story, his work in advocacy and what drives him to be involved in the Inclusive Futures programme.

A man talking into a microphone.
Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Tackling disability discrimination with BBC Media Action

In Bangladesh, we caught up with BBC Media Action to find out how they’re training journalists to improve how people with disabilities are portrayed in the media, and tackle negative stereotyping and perceptions.

Seven-year-old Muzi together with his father
Stories / Fighting disease /

Muzi’s story

Seven-year-old Muzi struggled to see due to blinding trachoma. Thanks to life-changing surgery through UK aid, he is one of many who have got their sight back.

A man and women sat on a motorbike.
Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Mapping via motorbike

This husband and wife team are helping us locate and support people with disabilities in Bangladesh.

Volunteers demonstrate the importance of washing hands.
Stories / Disability and inclusion /

Supporting people with disabilities in India during COVID-19

Sightsavers staff around India are making sure that during the pandemic, nobody should be excluded because of disability or gender.

A man and women sit smiling, with their daughter in between them.
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Celebrating mothers, father and carers on Global Day of Parents

As we celebrate mothers, fathers and carers on Global Day of Parents, meet nine who have been part of Sightsavers' projects.

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Stories / Fighting disease /

Agatha's Story

Dr Agatha Aboe, from Ghana, has worked at Sightsavers for 10 years. She’s extremely dedicated to eliminating the blinding neglected tropical disease trachoma.

A man and a woman stand outside before beginning surveys for the Onchocerciaisis Elimination Mapping project.
Stories / Fighting disease /

Mapping river blindness in Mozambique

Meet Clécio and Silvia, who are helping to track the prevalence of river blindness in their country.

Aziza smiles at the eye screening camp.
Stories / Eye health /

Aziza’s story

Aziza, from Nampula province in Mozambique, had been struggling with her eyesight for some time. But thanks to players of People's Postcode Lottery, she had surgery and gained a new lease of life. 

Stories / Eye health /

Meet the miking team, spreading the word about free eye health care

In Bangladesh, we know the best way to make sure no one is left behind is to take health information directly to their doorstep. Enter the miking team!

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Stories / Eye health /

Celebrating our health workers on World Health Day

As we thank all our health workers on World Health Day, meet six who have worked with Sightsavers to help improve eye care for people in their communities.

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