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Surgeon Kabir wearing face mask on motorbike

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Dozens of people have received vital post-operative treatment for trachoma despite COVID-19 restrictions, thanks to eye surgeon Kabir Yahaya.

Zakari, a TT tracker, using the device in a hospital.

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The Pierre Fabre Foundation has selected the mobile ‘TT Tracker’ for a Global South e-Health Observatory Award.

June 2020

Dr Amadou wearing scrubs and a face mask.

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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.

Zakari works with the surgeon to record patient data on the TT Tracker

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Meet Benin's mobile health team who are using mobile phones to track and eliminate trachoma.

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James came to the Kakuma refugee camp in 2015 after fleeing war in South Sudan. He now works for the camp’s eye clinic, where he reassures patients about their treatment.

Rebecca stands alongside her five children in front of a building in Northern Kenya.

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Rebecca from South Sudan, who has advanced trachoma, has been living in a refugee camp in northern Kenya, since 2013.

A man being counselled by a health worker.

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Public information around water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) have a key role to play in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Ascend West and Central Africa programme.

June 2020

Seven-year-old Muzi together with his father

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Seven-year-old Muzi struggled to see due to blinding trachoma. Thanks to life-changing surgery through UK aid, he is one of many who have got their sight back.

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Dr Agatha Aboe, from Ghana, has worked at Sightsavers for 10 years. She’s extremely dedicated to eliminating the blinding neglected tropical disease trachoma.

A man and a woman stand outside before beginning surveys for the Onchocerciaisis Elimination Mapping project.

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Meet Clécio and Silvia, who are helping to map river blindness in Mozambique.

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Providing trachoma treatment during lockdown in Nigeria

Sightsavers' trachoma tracking app wins e-Health award

Celebrating our trachoma health workers

Trachoma trackers in action: how mobile phones are saving sight

James's story

Rebecca's story

Water, sanitation and hygiene strategies important for tackling COVID-19

Muzi’s story

Agatha's Story

Mapping river blindness in Mozambique

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