The end is in sight
We’re on a mission to end trachoma in most of the countries where we work, and with your support, we can make history.
Together, we can end the agony of trachoma.
About the campaign
The End is in Sight is Sightsavers’ campaign to eliminate blinding trachoma in countries where it is still a public health problem. Our aim is to eliminate this disease in most of the countries where we work.
Trachoma has devastated the world’s poorest communities since the earliest records, and worldwide there are currently about 1.9 million people who are blind or visually impaired because of it. Our campaign asks people to help us make the ambition of ending this avoidable disease a reality.
A huge amount has been achieved so far: the number of people at risk of trachoma has fallen by 92% since 2002 (WHO, August 2022). However, there is still a great deal of work to do.
Sightsavers is working in more than 30 countries across Africa and Asia to eliminate trachoma. Will you help us beat it?
Trachoma in words
Our short film uses the real stories of people living with blinding trachoma: hear our contributors bring their words to life.
Watch the filmJoin our fight to banish trachoma for good
DONATEWe can’t do it without your help
We must act now. If we can reach a child with trachoma and treat them with antibiotics, their sight can be saved.
But the longer they go without treatment, the more damage trachoma can cause. And it takes more than their sight. The agony and disability of trachoma can stop people earning a living and prevent children going to school, leaving them trapped in a cycle of poverty.
It takes their independence. Their education. Even their future.
Through years of hard work, we’ve weakened trachoma’s grip and have beaten it in countries such as Ghana, The Gambia and Malawi. Now we have a chance to make history.
Our plan is to eliminate the disease in most of the countries where we work. Will you help us achieve this?
“Since the surgery he has been playing a lot. In fact he plays too much now!”
Help end the misery of trachoma
More about trachoma
“We’re playing a critical role to banish trachoma”
Since 2012, Sightsavers has been using smartphones to collect high-quality data, so that countries can effectively map the disease and focus their elimination efforts.
Letters from Malawi
Hear first-hand how people’s lives have been transformed now that trachoma has been eliminated in the country.
Trachoma is eliminated in Malawi
Malawi has become the first country in southern Africa to eliminate the infectious eye disease trachoma, as confirmed by the World Health Organization.
