Media centre
For information, interviews, quality photographs, broadcast footage, case studies or statistics, contact our media team:
[email protected]
+44 (0)1444 446 637
General enquiries
The press office is only able to deal with enquiries from the media. If you have a non-media enquiry, please contact the general switchboard on +44 (0)1444 446 600.
Policy
Maria Fsadni
Senior Media and PR Officer
+44 (0)1444 446 677
[email protected]
Celebrity
Jo Jones
Head of Global Events
+44 (0)1444 446 727
[email protected]
Consumer
Tessa Pope
Media and PR Officer
+44 (0)1444 446 741
[email protected]
Neglected tropical diseases
Katya Mira
Head of Media (Acting)
+44 (0)1444 446 677
[email protected]
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For enquiries outside normal office hours,
call +44 (0)7877 283176
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News and press releases
WHO passes resolution urging countries to prioritise eye health
The World Health Organization passed a Resolution on The World Report on Vision in an effort to reach the 1 billion people worldwide who do not have access to vital eye care services.
New website showcases innovation and research for a disability-inclusive future
Inclusive Futures, a consortium of 16 global partner organisations advocating for disability inclusion, launched its new website on 20 July.
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.
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.
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