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News / Eye health /

Dr Harper has been appointed a CBE in recognition of her services to people with visual impairments around the world.

December 2015

TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan with a group of people

News / Eye health /

On Channel 4’s Unreported World TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan saw the impact of Sightsavers-supported cataract operations.

October 2015

A photo of two hands. In one hand there are three tablets.

News / Fighting disease /

William C Campbell and Satoshi Omura discovered a group of compounds known as avermectins, used to treat and prevent river blindness.

October 2015

News / Disability and inclusion /

World governments will meet at the United Nations General Assembly this weekend, and a key item on their agenda is the Sustainable Development Goals.

September 2015

Portrait of Brien in black shirt against white background.

News / Obituaries /

Sightsavers was shocked and saddened to hear the news of the sudden death of Professor Brien Holden, a global leader in eye care and vision research.

July 2015

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sunday 8 March marks International Women’s Day, but there’s not much to celebrate if you’re a woman living with a disability in a developing country.

March 2015

A teacher writing on a blackboard in front of a group of children.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Children with disabilities, children in conflict areas and girls are the most likely to miss out on going to school, according to a new campaign.

March 2015

News / Eye health /

Bill and Melinda Gates have said that by 2030, diseases including trachoma and river blindness will be consigned to the history books.

January 2015

News / Disability and inclusion /

Paralympic Kelly Gallagher and Gaz Coombes from Supergrass have been photographed by Rankin to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities today.

December 2014

News / Eye health /

Sunetra, who plays Dr Zoe Hanna on medical drama Casualty, has been an ambassador for Sightsavers since 2009.

September 2014

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Sightsavers’ Caroline Harper named in New Year Honours

Sightsavers on Channel 4’s Unreported World with Ade Adepitan

Scientists win Nobel prize for river blindness discovery

Disability and the SDGs: from words to action

Brien Holden obituary: A global leader in eye care and vision research

How double discrimination punishes women with disabilities

Children with disabilities most likely to be denied education

Bill and Melinda Gates: trachoma and river blindness will be eliminated by 2030

Celebrities put themselves in the picture to support Sightsavers’ campaign

Sightsavers ambassador Sunetra stars in Strictly Come Dancing

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