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A female community drug distributor measures a girl to see how much medication she needs to protect her from trachoma.

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Now in its sixth year, the Accelerate programme has already delivered 53 million treatments to protect people from trachoma, and managed 91,000 advanced cases of the disease.

Eye care staff perform trachoma surveys on children in Cote D'Ivoire.

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The extra funding from international donors will help speed up the elimination of trachoma in Africa by expanding and extending the programme.

March 2024

Dr Ndalela examines a boy's eyes and applies ointment to ease the symptoms of trachoma.

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The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has given a grant of US$2.19 million to help fight the disease.

January 2024

A woman receives medication to treat river blindness from community volunteer.

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The funding pledge is a huge step towards eliminating the diseases.

Phil Downs, December 2023

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The online event will share key findings on eliminating trachoma from a new collection of research papers published in the International Health journal.

December 2023

A child in Kenya has his eyes checked by an eye health worker wearing gloves and a mask. They're outside in a village with dusty red sand on the ground.

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The funding will be used for programmes that protect people from the harmful effects of trachoma, river blindness, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis and intestinal worms.

December 2023

A boy wearing a bright blue shirt washes his face using water from a tap.

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Sightsavers and the Walker Institute will work with Malawi’s government to explore how climate affects diseases.

November 2023

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Sightsavers’ Roland Bougma shares what action needs to be taken to ensure the disease is eliminated as a public health problem globally.

Roland Bougma, November 2023

An eye health worker looks at images on a laptop during a trachoma training session.

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As even more countries get closer to eliminating trachoma, a new challenge is emerging: how to keep the health workforce well-trained on identifying signs of the disease.

Jeremiah Ngondi and Caleb Mpyet, July 2023

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Benin and Ghana, two of the countries where Sightsavers works, have been recognised for their success in wiping out several diseases that are prevalent in poor and marginalised communities.

July 2023

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Sightsavers’ Accelerate programme gets US$36.5 million funding boost to banish trachoma

Sightsavers awarded grant to help eliminate trachoma in Zambia

Expanding the Reaching the Last Mile Fund: a game-changer for river blindness and lymphatic filariasis

Sightsavers and RSTMH host learning event on large-scale trachoma programmes

Sightsavers pledges US$60 million to help beat neglected tropical diseases

Sightsavers research project aims to map the impact of climate change on NTDs

The world is making progress on eliminating lymphatic filariasis – yet we urgently need to finish the work

A good problem: why new training methods are needed to eliminate trachoma

African states honoured for beating neglected tropical diseases

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