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Issa, Mayasa and Bibie outside their home

News / Fighting disease /

In 2002 there were was about 1.5 billion people worldwide at risk of the eye disease. But new data from the World Health Organization shows this has fallen to just over 142 million people.

June 2019

A surgeon operates, using only the light of a window, on a patient to save their sight from trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

Adriane Ohanesian’s image of a surgeon operating on a teenager in a makeshift clinic has been put forward for the Wellcome Photography Prize 2019.

June 2019

News / Disability and inclusion /

It is estimated that there are over 134,600 people with albinism living in Malawi, many of whom face deep-seated discrimination.

June 2019

A wide view of a large debating chamber at the United Nations. The chamber is filled with people and a video screen shows captioned text.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The launch of the strategy coincides with the launch of Sightsavers’ global petition which calls for the UN and its member states to uphold disability rights.

June 2019

News / Eye health /

Professor Christopher Whitty, who has been on Sightsavers’ board of trustees since 2017, will take up the post in October.

June 2019

A man holding a sign that reads: Join us in the fight for disability rights and help us change the world.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The petition is part of Sightsavers' campaign calling for political leaders and global organisations to uphold the rights of people with disabilities around the world.

June 2019

Dominic Haslam sat at a desk talking into a microphone

News / Disability and inclusion /

Dominic, who is Sightsavers’ Director of Policy and Programme Strategy, is recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to people with disabilities.

June 2019

News / Eye health /

The Cameroon Cataract Development Impact Loan brings together public and private investors alongside eye care delivery experts and charities, including Sightsavers.

June 2019

Two women hold up their index fingers after voting in the 2019 Indian general election.

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News from India, where Sightsavers campaigned to help people with disabilities take part in the recent general election. Plus updates from Mali, Bangladesh and Nigeria.

May 2019

A woman affected by lymphatic filariasis (LF) sits outside her home.

News / Fighting disease /

The research, carried out by Sightsavers, looks at the relationship between disabilities and neglected tropical disease treatment.

May 2019

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Number of people at risk of trachoma has fallen by 91%

Photo of sight-saving surgery is nominated for UK prize

Sightsavers petition calls on government of Malawi to protect people with albinism

United Nations launches new disability strategy

Sightsavers trustee appointed chief medical officer for England

Sightsavers launches disability rights petition

Sightsavers director Dominic Haslam awarded an OBE

50,000 patients screened during first year of innovative cataract project

May 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers’ research on NTDs and disability is published by Oxford University Press

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