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A group of female and male community volunteers stand for a portrait holding dose poles.

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On 30 January, Sightsavers joined in celebrations for the first ever World NTD Day around the world.

January 2020

A nurse helps wash a woman who has lymphatic filariasis wash her swollen leg.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo may have the highest burdens of neglected tropical diseases, but people on the ground are working to protect communities.

A large group of people stand with their awards for tackling river blindness in Nigeria.

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The Nigerian ministry of health presented the award for Sightsavers' work to treat the disease in Kaduna State.

December 2019

Trachoma surgeon checks the eyes of a patient for signs of trachoma outside her home in Benin.

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The Accelerate programme, which aims to eliminate trachoma in nine African countries by 2023, has made great progress in its first 12 months.

December 2019

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The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers’ deworming work in Africa for its cost-effectiveness and transparency.

November 2019

Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, holding a dose pole.

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Sightsavers’ CEO was recognised for her work to help eliminate trachoma by transforming the way funding is secured.

November 2019

Eye surgeon Samson Lokele inspects a patient before her eye surgery.

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Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.

November 2019

A male Tropical Data trainer shows female trainee how to identify what trachoma follicles would look like by using small, circular, red stickers with five white dots on their thumbs.

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More than 700 surveys to track levels of blinding trachoma have been completed globally in the past year as part of the Tropical Data initiative.

October 2019

Eye health workers in Ethiopia gather data using mobile phone.

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Sightsavers' Sarah Bartlett explains how technology – in various forms – helps us to keep track of the complex logistics involved with large trachoma treatment campaigns.

Sarah Bartlett, October 2019

Trachoma patient Mariam outside her home in Benin.

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Sightsavers’ Katya Mira witnessed the first round of eye operations in Benin to treat blinding trachoma, and saw three women’s lives transformed.

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World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2020: highlights from around the world

Caring for patients in Democratic Republic of Congo

Sightsavers wins award for its work to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria

Accelerate: what’s been achieved in 2019

Sightsavers rated a top charity by GiveWell for the fourth time

Dr Caroline Harper wins the first Hemingway Award

Sightsavers’ pioneering work is showcased in new Science Museum exhibition

Huge increase in Tropical Data surveys means more people are checked for trachoma

Cracking the code: using technology to improve mass drug administration in Zimbabwe

“I want to be able to dance again”

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