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A woman stands outside, holding out her hand to show medication and holding a cup in her other hand.

News / Fighting disease /

A new learning and innovation fund aims to accelerate the control and elimination efforts of five debilitating diseases.

April 2020

A group trachoma screening for children in Zimbabwe.

News / Fighting disease /

A new report suggests that Sightsavers’ leading neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes could play an important role in mitigating the impact of COVID-19.

April 2020

Shikuku Obosi sits, smiling at the camera.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers’ disability inclusion adviser, Shikuku Obosi, urges journalists and government officials to use disability-friendly language when discussing COVID-19 in a new comment piece published in the media.

April 2020

News / Sightsavers /

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Sightsavers would like to reassure supporters that we are monitoring the situation closely, and doing what we can to protect our staff and the communities in all the countries where we work.

April 2020

A pair of glasses, a pen and a computer on a desk.

News / Eye health /

At Sightsavers we’ve compiled some useful and simple tips to help you to protect your eyesight at home and help make this period as comfortable as possible.

April 2020

two volunteers ride motorbikes on a dirt road.

News /

Illustrations are helping researchers understand NTDs in Nigeria, plus news from Mozambique, Pakistan, India and the UK.

March 2020

Givemore Mafukidze, wearing a Sightsavers tshirt, stands with Dr Agatha Aboe.

News / Fighting disease /

A pioneer in disease elimination and a groundbreaking project to make workplaces more inclusive have been recognised by the prestigious Bond awards.

March 2020

News / Sightsavers /

Sightsavers is proud to have Prof Chris Whitty on our board and acknowledges the role he is playing in response to the current coronavirus outbreak in the UK.

March 2020

A community worker from Sightsavers' NTDs campaign.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers experts have highlighted progress being made on river blindness in two media interviews.

March 2020

A tree blown over by high winds obstructing a muddy pathway

News / Fundraising /

3,200 people braved the elements to take part in our first virtual fundraising event, raising over £11,000 to support the work of Sightsavers.

March 2020

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Turn your innovative idea into a life-changing project to help beat neglected tropical diseases

New report shows how NTD programme could help fight COVID-19 in Africa

"We need to change the language around COVID-19."

COVID-19: a message from Global CEO Caroline Harper

Four tips to keep your eyes healthy at home

March 2020 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers is runner-up for two global development awards

Sightsavers trustee plays pivotal role in handling COVID-19

Interviews shine a spotlight on how a blinding disease is being eliminated

More than 3,000 take part in Sightsavers’ first Facebook fundraising challenge

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