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Emmanuel Nyamkeen measures a woman's height to determine how much medication to give her.

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In Nigeria, an eye health volunteer has been rewarded for helping to prevent river blindness for more than 20 years. Plus news from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Mali.

October 2019

A male Tropical Data trainer shows female trainee how to identify what trachoma follicles would look like by using small, circular, red stickers with five white dots on their thumbs.

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More than 700 surveys to track levels of blinding trachoma have been completed globally in the past year as part of the Tropical Data initiative.

October 2019

Samson Lokele talks to Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.

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Staff gathered at Buckingham Palace in the UK to recognise the achievements of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust’s Trachoma Initiative.

October 2019

Four Sightsavers staff members smile at the camera.

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The parliamentary event showcased the UK government’s new flagship NTD programme, Ascend, which aims to protect 200 million people from neglected tropical diseases.

October 2019

Three women posing together with smiles.

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To mark World Sight Day 2019 on 10 October, Sightsavers country offices celebrated by highlighting the need to provide good-quality eye care to everyone.

October 2019

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Before the Sightsavers eye health programme in the Sundarbans started, one in every 40 people over the age of 50 in the region was blind. Today, that number has dropped to one in 80.

October 2019

Two women and five small children stand outside their home.

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In northern Kenya, Sightsavers’ Sarah Filbey visits an eye camp that treats both trachoma and cataracts, ensuring everyone gets the life-changing help they need.

October 2019

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The accolades, awarded by the IAPB, recognise eight young and upcoming leaders who are making a difference in eye health.

October 2019

A health worker examines a woman's eyes.

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The statistics feature in the World Health Organization's first World Report on Vision, published ahead of World Sight Day.

October 2019

A woman with a bandaged eye and a girl smiling

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Sightsavers is launching a three-year programme to provide quality eye care to rural populations in the Morogoro and Singida regions.

October 2019

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October 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Huge increase in Tropical Data surveys means more people are checked for trachoma

The Queen hosts reception celebrating progress to eliminate trachoma

Groundbreaking disease prevention programme is presented to MPs

How Sightsavers celebrated World Sight Day

Sightsavers and partners help to halve blindness cases in remote Indian Sundarbans

“That lady who was going blind? Look at her now!”

Sightsavers Mozambique’s Mercia Cumaio named Eye Health Hero

New figures show more than a billion people have avoidable vision impairment

Sightsavers launches eye health programme in Tanzania

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