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Accelerate: what’s been achieved in 2019
The Accelerate programme, which aims to eliminate trachoma in nine African countries by 2023, has made great progress in its first 12 months.
Sightsavers rated a top charity by GiveWell for the fourth time
The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers’ deworming work in Africa for its cost-effectiveness and transparency.
Dr Caroline Harper wins the first Hemingway Award
Sightsavers’ CEO was recognised for her work to help eliminate trachoma by transforming the way funding is secured.
Sightsavers named most cost-effective health charity
Charity evaluator ImpactMatters awarded Sightsavers a five-star rating for cost-effectiveness – the highest score available.
Sightsavers’ pioneering work is showcased in new Science Museum exhibition
Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.
Huge increase in Tropical Data surveys means more people are checked for trachoma
More than 700 surveys to track levels of blinding trachoma have been completed globally in the past year as part of the Tropical Data initiative.
Sightsavers and partners help to halve blindness cases in remote Indian Sundarbans
Before the Sightsavers eye health programme in the Sundarbans started, one in every 40 people over the age of 50 in the region was blind. Today, that number has dropped to one in 80.
Sightsavers Mozambique’s Mercia Cumaio named Eye Health Hero
The accolades, awarded by the IAPB, recognise eight young and upcoming leaders who are making a difference in eye health.
New figures show more than a billion people have avoidable vision impairment
The statistics feature in the World Health Organization's first World Report on Vision, published ahead of World Sight Day.
Sightsavers teams up with DIFF Eyewear to protect sight
A percentage from every pair of DIFF glasses sold will be donated to Sightsavers to fund its work to save sight around the world.
