Fighting disease Archives

Three children wash their hands with soap at a sink.

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Sightsavers’ Adnan Youhana shares how eliminating the eye disease was a true team effort, involving surgeons, radio hosts and Lady Health Workers.

Adnan Youhana, October 2024

A male eye health worker in Pakistan uses a torch to check a woman's eyes for signs of advanced trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

Thanks to support from Sightsavers and partners, 3.7 million people will no longer be at risk of contracting the infectious eye disease.

October 2024

Sightsavers researcher Martins smiles as he stands in the middle of a road. He's wearing a Sightsavers t-shirt that reads 'Protect. Defend. Promote. Disability rights.'

News / Fighting disease /

The Injaz fellowship will support Martins Imhansoloeva's research and PhD project on river blindness, a common infectious cause of sight loss.

September 2024

Mzowele drinks water after taking medication for lymphatic filariasis.

Stories / Fighting disease /

As the world celebrates the 12 billionth treatment to protect people from lymphatic filariasis, we reflect on the journey to eliminate the disease in Africa.

Sabane sits under a tree after successful surgery to treat hydrocele, caused by lymphatic filariasis.

Stories / Fighting disease /

In Burkina Faso, the ARISE II programme is helping to transform the lives of thousands of people who are suffering from lymphatic filariasis.

Volunteer Moses measures a woman's height to see how much medication she needs to protect her from river blindness.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ Khadijah Bello travelled across north-central Nigeria to see how our programmes are fast-tracking the elimination of neglected tropical diseases.

A community drug distributor hands an elderly man medication to treat trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

The number of people at risk from trachoma has fallen by more than 12 million in a single year, according to a new report by the World Health Organization.

July 2024

A lab scientist in Nigeria examines samples under a microscope.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers researchers are working to understand how we can care for women with female genital schistosomiasis, a devastating disease that affects millions of women in Africa.

Omosefe Osinoiki, June 2024

Health worker Adesugba checks some medication in the clinic. She's surrounded by charts on the walls and paperwork on the tables.

News / Fighting disease /

The organisations will publish two further collections of research papers in the journal International Health, focusing on river blindness and general research work.

May 2024

A female researcher speaks to a woman about her experience of female genital schistosomiasis.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Our research on female genital schistosomiasis has shown the need to establish a safe environment for participants when studying sensitive topics.

Omosefe Osinoiki, April 2024

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Fighting disease

How people across Pakistan collaborated to beat trachoma

Pakistan is 19th country worldwide to eliminate trachoma

Sightsavers researcher awarded prestigious fellowship

“We can have life moving forward in a better direction”

“I’m no longer ashamed to walk around the city”

How cultural awareness can help fight NTDs

WHO report reveals millions no longer at risk from trachoma

How our research could help more than 50 million women

Sightsavers and RSTMH extend research partnership

Why community collaboration is important in our research

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all