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Disability framework in Pakistan

Disabled people face a multitude of barriers that limit their access to education, employment, housing, transportation, health care, rehabilitation, and recreation.

They are among the poorest of the poor. According to the World Bank statistics, one in five of the world’s poorest people are disabled, and many of them live in low and middle-income groups.

A lack of opportunities means many of them are forced to remain confined to their houses. On the other hand, due to inadequate awareness in societies, persons with disabilities are not accepted as a useful human resource in economic development.

There is a dire need for putting in place an information bridge administered by persons with disabilities themselves, because they are the best advocate of their issues.

In Pakistan, a disabled mother sits with her large family.

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Sightsavers and disability rights
Three children wash their hands with soap at a sink.
Sightsavers blog

How people across Pakistan collaborated to beat trachoma

Sightsavers’ Adnan Youhana shares how eliminating the eye disease was a true team effort, involving surgeons, radio hosts and Lady Health Workers.

Adnan Youhana, October 2024
A male eye health worker in Pakistan uses a torch to check a woman's eyes for signs of advanced trachoma.

Pakistan is 19th country worldwide to eliminate trachoma

Thanks to support from Sightsavers and partners, 3.7 million people will no longer be at risk of contracting the infectious eye disease.

October 2024
Zahra has her eyes examined.
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Stories / Eye health /

Bringing eye health into the classroom

Zahra is one of the many children now thriving thanks to a Sightsavers programme to screen school students for eye conditions and health problems.