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Sightsavers ambassador Sunetra Sarker is starring in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1.
Sunetra, who plays Dr Zoe Hanna on medical drama Casualty, has been an ambassador for Sightsavers since 2009 when she wore a blindfold for a day to highlight the plight of thousands of blind women around the globe.
She’s been a great supporter of our work – we’ll be voting for her and hoping that she dances her way to victory.
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Sightsavers and eye health
Meet Elizabeth, who's saving sight in Kenya
A decade ago, Turkana had the highest prevalence of trachoma of any county. Now thanks to eye health workers like Elizabeth, the number of cases have been severely reduced.
The friend next door: how Ekeno’s neighbour saved her sight
Ekeno was experiencing terrible pain in her eyes, until her neighbour, Sightsavers-trained community worker Susan, was able to get her the help she needed.
Making research count: introducing the new uptake and learning team
Sightsavers’ new research uptake and learning advisors share their efforts to make sure our research makes a real difference to the lives of people across the world.
