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When Angeshita regained her independence after her eye operation, so did her family. After caring for her for several years. they are now able to return to school and work, giving them all hope for the future.

An eye health doctor wearing a smart white shirt and sunglasses.

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Learn about one man's mission to make a difference in his community in rural Malawi by training as an eye health specialist. Now, long queues at the eye clinic are a thing of the past.

Dr Gladys walks with a female health worker, all wearing medical scrubs.

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In Uganda, an inclusive eye health programme has helped to protect people’s vision and build a sustainable eye health system that can be accessed by everyone.

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Zahra is one of the many children now thriving thanks to a Sightsavers programme to screen school students for eye conditions and health problems.

Hortance stands alongside a man at a Sightsavers event stand.

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers’ Hortance Manjo shares insights from the event in Zambia, which highlighted eye health for the first time.

Hortance Manjo, January 2024

A mother and her young daughter hug and smile.

Blogs / Eye health /

Eye health has an impact on numerous Sustainable Development Goals, and has a ripple effect that improves gender equity, education, economic and health outcomes.

Fiona Lawless, December 2023

Ophthalmologist Alinafe uses a torch to check a man's eyes.

Blogs / Eye health /

Everyone will require eye care services at some point in life, but universal health coverage cannot be achieved unless everyone, wherever they live, has affordable access to the eye care they need.

Fiona Lawless, December 2023

A young girl wearing a colourful eye patch smiles and holds her thumb up to the camera.

News / Eye health /

Speckles will be supporting Sightsavers’ eye health projects through annual donations, starting with the School Health Integrated Programming project in Liberia.

October 2023

A mother holds and looks at her young son as they stand in front of a brick wall.

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Cataracts are the world’s leading cause of blindness. On World Sight Day, learn what Sightsavers is doing to protect the sight of children with cataracts in Zambia.

Vision technician Ruth Zeo points to an eye chart during an eye screening

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Liberia's National Eye Health Policy will ensure eye health is a priority and help strengthen the wider health system by developing a sustainable, inclusive eye care service.

Nazaradden Ibrahim, September 2023

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“I’m a living testimony of cataract surgery”

Eye health hero: Alinafe cuts the queues

“Everyone deserves quality eye care services”

Bringing eye health into the classroom

Six takeaways from the International Conference for Public Health in Africa

Going beyond health: the role eye care plays in the SDGs

Why eye health is crucial for universal health coverage

Sightsavers partners with children's eyewear brand Speckles

Treating cataracts in Zambia: “I know their future is going to be bright”

How do you rebuild a health system after decades of instability?

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