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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

A man with glasses, smiling while sat in his truck.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers' Sumrana Yasmin explains the cost-effectiveness of eye health interventions and the huge impact good sight has on the global economy.

Sumrana Yasmin, October 2020

Two trachoma patients wearing traditional clothing standing next to a vehicle in a landscape in Kenya.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Moses Chege, Sightsavers Kenya country director, explains how Sightsavers and partners were able to reach the worst-affected people suffering from trachoma.

Moses Chege, October 2020

A young woman runs on a training track while a man times her with a stopwatch.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The documentary examines the fight for recognition and rights of people with disability to compete on a global stage. And while much has been achieved, it’s also clear that there’s still a lot of work to do.

Ross McMullan, September 2020

The Tropical Data team working on trachoma surveys in Arusha in 2019.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

We speak to Tropical Data’s data analyst, Sarah Boyd, to find out what she and the team have been working on while travel hasn’t been possible and many of us have been advised to stay at home.

Sightsavers, August 2020

A boy washes his face at a well in Turkana, Kenya. Good hygiene is key to reducing the incidence of Trachoma and other eye conditions.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

For World Water Week 2020, Sightsavers comes together with the Kenyan ministry of health to advocate for stronger partnerships between WASH and NTD sectors.

Samuel Eshitemi Omukuba and Dr Sultani Hadley Matendechero, August 2020

two women sit together talking. One is sitting in a wheelchair.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Five years on from the launch of our disability inclusion strategy, we are now in quite a different place as we plan our new approach.

Tracy Vaughan-Gough, August 2020

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame speaking into a microphone.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

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?

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, July 2020

An elderly woman and a younger woman sit next to a man who holds a clipboard, in a hospital waiting area.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Linsey Winter shares how the Inclusive Data Charter is helping to accelerate action on collecting and using data that includes everyone.

Linsey Winter, July 2020

A group of people sit pointing and staring at a man who sits alone.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Martins Imhansoloeva, research coordinator, shares how participatory research is helping to capture the experiences of people with NTDs and can lead to better programme design.

Martins Imhansoloeva, July 2020

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Blogs

The white cane: from my adversary to my ally

Focusing on eye health as we build back from COVID will bring profit, not loss

Leaving no one behind in development programming

Why Paralympics documentary Rising Phoenix is a must-watch

Q&A with Sarah Boyd: how we are moving Tropical Data forward through COVID-19

World Water Week 2020: Bringing WASH and NTD sectors together will improve millions of lives

Sightsavers and disability inclusion: our journey so far

“A devastating toll”: COVID-19 and intersecting forms of discrimination

Celebrating the Inclusive Data Charter’s second birthday

How participatory research can change the lives of people affected by NTDs

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all