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A person's hands are shown, entering data into a mobile phone.

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Sightsavers and its partners are holding a special event on 28 January, to share what we've learned about producing data that includes everyone.

January 2021

News / Eye health /

Three Sightsavers nominees from Tanzania have received recognition in the 2020 IAPB Vision Excellence awards.

January 2021

Woman wearing face mask washing hands from a kettle

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From starting the year at the Science Museum in London, to diverting our resources to help with the pandemic, it's been a remarkable year for Sightsavers.

December 2020

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One year after it was exhibited, Sightsavers’ innovative photography exhibition BLINK has won another prestigious award.

December 2020

Illustration of a health worker helping a patient.

News / Fighting disease /

Neglected tropical disease programmes need to focus on people, not just count disease prevalence, say Sightsavers researchers.

December 2020

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

With his sight restored, Muzi sits with a smile on his face in his village in Nigeria.

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Sightsavers' Aid Match appeal, which ran over Christmas 2019, raised more than £4 million, including £2 million match-funded by the UK government.

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

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Sightsavers and partners share inclusive data learnings

Three Sightsavers nominees win Vision Excellence awards

What we achieved in 2020

Sightsavers' BLINK exhibition scoops multiple awards

Researchers: See the people behind the numbers

Accelerate: the story of 2020

Surveys for advanced trachoma resume in Burkina Faso

Sightsavers' Joy Shu’aibu named an Inspiring Communicator

UK aid boosts Sightsavers' fundraising to provide vital eye care

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

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all