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Stories / Fighting disease /

In the first year of the programme, the Ascend West and Central Africa partners have supported health workers and volunteers to deliver mass treatment campaigns that will help tackle high rates of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Liberia.

Four-year-old Paolo stands smiling in a doorway.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Paolo's family could not understand why he kept having problems with his eyes. Thankfully, training for a Sightsavers-supported programme was taking place nearby.

A man sits in an office wearing a face covering

Stories / Fighting disease /

Mr Alabi, the neglected tropical disease (NTD) coordinator for Kogi State, Nigeria, and his team provide NTD interventions to more than four million people annually.

Two Two women and a man stand outside a small home in an informal urban settlement.

Stories / Eye health /

Hasina lives in a camp in northern Bangladesh which has been demolished twice. Since developing cataracts, her fears of being homeless again were heightened.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Alhaji Sani Muhammad Dan'lya is the acting chairman of Sokoto State's chapter of the Joint Association of Persons with Disabilities. He helps to highlight the importance of disability inclusion within the Ascend West and Central Africa programme.

A boy using a phone with his father sitting behind.

Stories / Education /

Sightsavers staff provide a first-hand insight into the five ways we’re making sure children with disabilities aren’t left behind during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A man with a physical disability sits outside.

Stories / Eye health /

Yousuf has come up against decades-long hardships, but with with a sight-saving cataract operation, life is finally looking better. Here, he shares his remarkable story.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Fatuma is a grandmother from Ruangwa, Tanzania suffering with advanced trachoma. We follow her journey from near-blindness to the chance to see once again.

Babacar performs surgery wearing protective equipment on a trachoma patient.

Stories / Fighting disease /

Without eye surgeon Babacar's efforts, people could have been at risk of going blind from the advanced form of trachoma during the lockdown.

Surgeon Kabir wearing face mask on motorbike

Stories / Fighting disease /

Dozens of people have received vital post-operative treatment for trachoma despite COVID-19 restrictions, thanks to eye surgeon Kabir Yahaya.

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Stories

Working together to tackle NTDs in Liberia

Paolo's story

Reducing stigma in communities while fighting NTDs

Hasina feared she wouldn’t see people coming to demolish her home again

Sani Muhammad’s story

Programme staff explain how we’re supporting children's learning during lockdown

A lightning strike changed Yousuf’s life forever

Fatuma's story

Saving sight in Senegal during the COVID-19 pandemic

Providing trachoma treatment during lockdown in Nigeria

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all