Inclusive eye health
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.
Building back inclusively after COVID-19
COVID-19 has shown the need for systems to accommodate the new risks we face. Why not take the opportunity to build them back in a way that is inclusive?
Great progress, but not for all: cataract surgical rate in Pakistan
Cataract surgical rate only measures quantity of services, and quality remains neglected. This raises questions that need addressing.
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.
Mapping via motorbike
This husband and wife team are helping us locate and support people with disabilities in Bangladesh.
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!
Sunetra Sarker joins Sightsavers in India to see truck drivers have their eyes screened
Award-winning actress Sunetra Sarker visited long-distance truckers in India to understand how poor eyesight can affect their lives and work.
Guidelines for school-based eye health programmes
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide direction to those planning and implementing vision screening programmes as a part of eye health initiatives within the education sector.
Sightsavers launches eye health programme in Tanzania
Sightsavers is launching a three-year programme to provide quality eye care to rural populations in the Morogoro and Singida regions.
“Nothing about us without us”: improving access to health care in Mozambique
Through Sightsavers’ inclusive health project in Nampula, Camilo Morreira shares his work to ensure that health care facilities are accessible for people with disabilities.
