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A man pours clean water for a woman to wash her hands.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Distributing neglected tropical disease (NTD) preventative treatments in Africa can teach us a lot about rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine.

Simon Bush, February 2021

Amina covers one eye with her hand and smiles after cataract surgery.

Blogs / Eye health /

Project coordinator Magdalena Focus talks about the challenges and successes of the community inclusive eye health project in Tanzania in 2020.

Magdalena Focus, February 2021

A man and woman stand together outside a dwelling. The woman is using a crutch.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

In a year of turmoil, Sightsavers' Equal World campaign supporters stepped up and took action for disability rights. Here are a few of our 2020 highlights.

Jeni Flynn, January 2021

A man wearing magnifying glasses over his eyes shines a torch into a toddler's eye during a trachoma survey.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Biruck Kebede, who leads Sightsavers’ NTD work in Ethiopia, explains how data can help to eliminate diseases such as trachoma.

Biruck Kebede, December 2020

The main debating chamber at the United Nations.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

An important election is taking place later in November that will have huge implications for the rights of people with disabilities across the world.

Ross Gilligan, November 2020

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

It is important to ensure gender balance and equity to ensure that women have the right to a voice.

Sif Holst, November 2020

Eufémia Amela smiles and holds a sign saying #EqualUN.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Eufémia Amela is Mozambique’s nominee for the UN disability committee: she has a physical disability after being affected by polio as a child. Hear her story and learn why she’s fighting for equality.

Eufémia Amela, November 2020

A poster that says 'COVID has not gone away' and showcasing one-meter social distancing.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Together with ministries and other organisations, Sightsavers has been working on COVID-19 behavioural messaging campaigns in nine African countries to reach millions of people across radio, television, social media and via billboards and leaflets.

Pelagie Boko-Collins, November 2020

A man wearing a mask gives a demonstration to distributors in a school classroom.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

RAMA is a new risk assessment and mitigation action tool enabling us and government partners to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19 and restart treatment.

Phil Downs, October 2020

A man sitting in a chair, holding a white cane.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

"Had my white cane given me COVID-19? I began resenting it, but it was not possible to do away with it. The more ill I became, the more I needed it."

Sightsavers, October 2020

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Our NTD experience will be invaluable for COVID vaccine rollout

“Many people who would have gone blind have had their sight restored”

2020: a year of challenges and campaign achievements

Is data integration the answer to eliminating trachoma in Ethiopia?

How does the UN disability committee election work?

“Gender and background make a huge difference in how we experience disability”

“Representation means speaking for ourselves”

How the WASH initiative adapted to respond to COVID-19

COVID-19 and NTD innovation

The white cane: from my adversary to my ally

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all