Eye health Archives | Page 14 of 18

A group of smiling children in Bangladesh, some wearing spectacles.

Eye health / Reports /

The programme aimed to support children from poor communities to access quality eye care services and improve awareness of the importance of early eye screening.

Aminata stands at the blackboard, holding a ruler to point out words.

Blogs / Eye health /

All the evidence from the International Development Committee hearing showed that the UK has not done enough on implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Andrew Griffiths, March 2019

People line up along a jetty in the Subdarbans in southern India.

Eye health / Reports /

The five-year programme aimed to make progress towards the eliminiation of avoidable blindness in the Sundarbans region of West Bengal by 2020.

Aluna, Mayasa and Bibi in front of their mud house

Stories / Eye health /

This Mother's Day we wanted to share the story of two mothers, Aluna and Mayasa, from a remote community in Tanzania.

Poligarpo smiles after returning home following his cataract operation.

Stories / Eye health /

Poligarpo, from Mozambique, had lost his independence after being blinded by cataracts. But a straightforward operation restored his vision and gave him his life back.

Gladys Atoo in her Doctor's uniform, smiles at the camera

Stories / Eye health /

Gladys Atto is an everyday hero, saving sight and building long-term eye health services in Uganda. She’s one of the talented cataract surgeons whose training you’ve supported.

Eye health / Reports /

More than 90 per cent of all blindness in Sierra Leone is also avoidable, significantly higher than the global average. This project aims to help reduce avoidable blindness and vision impairment.

Staff from Makeni Hospital's eyecare team smile for the camera.

Stories / Eye health /

A group of Sightsavers staff travelled to Makeni Hospital in Sierra Leone to meet the amazing eye care workers your donations are helping to support.

Zamurrad sits on her bed at home in Pakistan after receiving cataract surgery.

Stories / Eye health /

Zamurrad’s life ground to a halt when she developed cataracts, but a straightforward operation gave her back her independence.

Eye health / Reports /

A position paper from Sightsavers explaining why they do not take part in the recycling of used spectacles, including lack of cost-effectiveness.

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Paediatric eye care services in Bangladesh

How can the UK become a leader in sustainable development?

Sundarbans Eye Health Service Strengthening Project

Forgotten mums

Poligarpo’s story

Gladys’s story

Sierra Leone Eye Care Programme

Meeting Sierra Leone’s miracle workers

Zamurrad’s story

Recycling used spectacles: Sightsavers’ policy

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