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For media enquiries, including quotes, press releases, interview requests, photos, case studies and statistics, contact our media team:
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The press office is only able to deal with enquiries from the media.
If you have a non-media enquiry, please contact Sightsavers’ general switchboard on +44 (0)1444 446 600 to speak to our Supporter Care team.

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For media enquiries outside normal office hours, call +44 (1) 444 225 843.

Head of media

Maria Gandara
+44 (0)1444 225550
[email protected]

NTDs

Joanna Glyde
+44 (0)1444 275 146
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Inclusion

Julius Omokhunu
+234 (0) 8039701280
[email protected]

Eye health

Jenny Murray-Cox
+44 (0)1444 275 150
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News / Fighting disease /

Simon, who is Sightsavers’ director of neglected tropical diseases, is recognised in the King’s birthday honours for his services to eliminating neglected tropical diseases.

June 2025

Samantha Nyathi, who is wearing a Sightsavers-branded T-shirt, smiles while leaning against a wall in a garden.

News / Fighting disease /

Programme manager Samantha Nyathi will receive training, guidance and networking opportunities through the World Health Organization programme.

April 2025

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News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers will host two events and two exhibition spaces at the event in Berlin on 2-3 April, calling on attendees to join us in targeting inequality.

March 2025

Minahil, who wears spectacles, smiles broadly as she sits at her classroom desk.

News / Education /

We attended the conference in Chicago on 22-26 March to share Sightsavers’ expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can help to transform inclusive education.

March 2025

Sightsavers’ programme officer Salome Njeri Mbugua-Mutua receives the award on stage alongside two academy instructors.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The IT Bridge Academy, which supports young people with disabilities to train for a career in IT, received the accolade from technology company Cisco.

February 2025

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News / Eye health /

We’re attending this year’s 100% Optical conference in London from 1-3 March 2025.

February 2025

Nine-year-old Khadijah at school with her friend after successful cataract surgery. They're sitting at a desk writing on a shared piece of paper, wearing their blue school uniforms.

Nine-year-old Khadijah (right) is no longer at risk of going blind.

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Our latest news stories

Sightsavers director Simon Bush awarded an OBE

Sightsavers employee awarded place on WHO mentorship scheme

Global Disability Summit 2025: Sightsavers calls for stronger commitment to inclusion

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2025

Sightsavers’ IT Bridge Academy wins top-performing academy award

Sightsavers to showcase eye health work using virtual reality at UK's largest optical event

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