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A local health worker hands medication to a woman as another health worker looks on.

News / Fighting disease /

Antibiotics were distributed in the Menia region of northern Egypt, where nearly 10 per cent of children aged one to nine had symptoms of the disease.

September 2019

Children celebrate at school leading up to the one billionth NTD treatment.

News / Fighting disease /

The disease has been banished from key areas of Nigeria where it was once endemic, bringing it one step closer to being eliminated.

August 2019

Teachers in Pakistan attend training to learn how to check their students' eyes.

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A round-up of the latest work that your donations help to support, including news from Nigeria, Mozambique, Pakistan and India.

August 2019

A group of trachoma surgeons in Zambia wearing scrubs and smiling.

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News from Zambia, where surgeons are being trained to operate on trachoma patients. Plus updates from Burkina Faso, India and Senegal.

July 2019

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ CEO Dr Caroline Harper and the END Fund’s Sam Mayer presented a session looking at how countries are making huge strides towards eliminating neglected tropical diseases.

July 2019

Deus Turyatemba stands next to an Inclusive Futures poster

News / Disability and inclusion /

The Inclusion Works programme, funded by UK aid and led by Sightsavers, will create job opportunities for more than 2,000 people with disabilities.

July 2019

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Broadcasting veteran Clive will take the helm from current chair Martin Dinham, who is stepping down after four years in the role.

July 2019

Picture of a sign language chart painted onto a school wall in Uganda.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The petition is part of Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign, and calls on the government of Kenya, the United Nations and its member states to uphold the rights of people with disabilities.

July 2019

A school student in Zambia stands in front of a mural depicting superhero characters from Sightsavers' Super School of 5 programme.

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News from Zambia, where Sightsavers’ Super School of 5 programme is teaching thousands of school students about hygiene. Plus updates from Benin, Kenya, Zimbabwe and more.

July 2019

News / Eye health /

A Sightsavers survey, in partnership with People’s Postcode Lottery, shows nearly half of Brits don’t choose their sunglasses for UV protection.

June 2019

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Nearly 300,000 people given medication in Egypt during first mass trachoma campaign

Nigerian hotspot declared free from river blindness

August 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

July 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers and END Fund join forces at TED summit to inspire action on NTDs

Groundbreaking new programme will enable 2,000 people with disabilities to get better jobs

Sightsavers welcomes Clive Jones as new chair of trustees

Sightsavers Kenya launches disability rights petition

June 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Survey highlights lack of knowledge about UV threat to our eyesight

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