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A man wearing a protective mask presents in front of a blackboard next to a dose poleivers training to antibiotics distributers in a classroom at Government Day Secondary School, Jigawa State

News / Fighting disease /

The Accelerate programme has reached the end of a year like no other. Through a global pandemic, we’ve innovated and adapted our trachoma work to keep on track.

December 2020

A man has his temperature checked before participating in a Tropical Data trachoma survey.

News / Fighting disease /

More than 20,000 people are to be screened in the first surveys since NTD programmes were put on hold because of COVID-19.

December 2020

A woman holding a microphone giving a presentation.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ director for programme operations, Joy Shu’aibu, has been named an Inspiring Communicator for 2020.

December 2020

A man holds up a poster to community members during a COVID awareness campaign.

News / Fighting disease /

The Ascend West and Central Africa programme partners helped Liberia respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Here, we tell how.

December 2020

A woman standing by a brick wall holds a sign reading #EqualUN.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Five women have been elected to the UN CRPD committee, answering Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign call for more diversity and gender equality.

December 2020

Patients at the community health centre wait to be examined.

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Following rigorous safety measures, we have been able to restart our work fighting disease and saving sight all over the world.

November 2020

A school-aged boy has his height measured to receive deworming treatment during a school based mass drug administration.

News / Fighting disease /

The charity evaluator has once again praised Sightsavers’ deworming programmes in Africa for their cost-effectiveness and transparency.

November 2020

A small child receives his annual dose of medication to protect him from trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ director of neglected tropical diseases, Simon Bush, has joined a new international COVID-19 task force set up by The Lancet.

November 2020

A man is measured against a dole pole to determine how much lymphatic filariasis treatment he needs.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers welcomes WHO’s new NTD 2030 road map, which sets out global targets and milestones for 2030 in order to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a diverse set of 20 diseases and disease groups.

November 2020

A woman records survey information on a mobile phone app while two survey participant look on.

News / Fighting disease /

A selection of Sightsavers river blindness photographs featured as part of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) conference.

November 2020

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Accelerate: the story of 2020

Surveys for advanced trachoma resume in Burkina Faso

Sightsavers' Joy Shu’aibu named an Inspiring Communicator

How NTD programmes helped prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Liberia

UN disability committee achieves historic gender parity milestone

November 2020 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers ranked as a top charity by GiveWell for fifth year in a row

Sightsavers’ director joins Lancet Commission on COVID-19

Sightsavers welcomes new WHO NTD 2030 road map

Photos from Sightsavers river blindness projects feature at prominent research event

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all