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A group trachoma screening for children in Zimbabwe.

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A new report suggests that Sightsavers’ leading neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes could play an important role in mitigating the impact of COVID-19.

April 2020

Givemore Mafukidze, wearing a Sightsavers tshirt, stands with Dr Agatha Aboe.

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A pioneer in disease elimination and a groundbreaking project to make workplaces more inclusive have been recognised by the prestigious Bond awards.

March 2020

A community worker from Sightsavers' NTDs campaign.

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Sightsavers experts have highlighted progress being made on river blindness in two media interviews.

March 2020

A surgeon dressed in scrubs prepares for theatre

Stories / Fighting disease /

A decade ago, Turkana had the highest prevalence of trachoma of any county. Now thanks to eye health workers like Elizabeth, the number of cases have been severely reduced.

A woman dressed in traditional clothing poses for the camera. she is blind in her left eye.

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Ekeno was experiencing terrible pain in her eyes until her neighbour Susan, a Sightsavers-trained community worker, was able to get her the help she needed.

A dam in the Cascades region, Burkina Faso.

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Sightsavers is working towards the elimination of trachoma and river blindness in Burkina Faso, thanks to our partnership with L’Occitane Foundation.

Participants at a blood collection training session.

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Sightsavers’ new research uptake and learning advisors share their efforts to make sure our research makes a real difference to the lives of people across the world.

Sightsavers, February 2020

A group of children sit on the floor at the museum listening to a talk by Sightsavers

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Astronights gives children a fun opportunity to learn more about Sightsavers and our work.

February 2020

A young boy stands outside in the sun wearing light coloured clothes. There is a small house to the left and a tree to the right.

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Our sight-saving work in rural Kenya was featured in BBC coverage for World NTD Day 2020.

January 2020

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The first World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on 30 January 2020 kicked off a year of decisive action on NTDs.

January 2020

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New report shows how NTD programme could help fight COVID-19 in Africa

Sightsavers is runner-up for two global development awards

Interviews shine a spotlight on how a blinding disease is being eliminated

Meet Elizabeth, who’s helping to restore sight in Kenya

The friend next door: how Ekeno’s neighbour saved her sight

Treating river blindness in Burkina Faso

Making research count: introducing the new uptake and learning team

Sightsavers teams up with the Science Museum for a special series of Astronights

Sightsavers surgeon featured on BBC for World NTD Day

Sightsavers and partners celebrate the first World NTD Day

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all