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Two villagers in Niger walk among dusty coloured huts.

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The road map lays out the World Health Organization's strategic and programmatic response to NTDs in the next decade.

January 2021

A man stands for a portrait while wearing a mask.

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More than 35 million treatments were given out in 2020 as part of global efforts to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

January 2021

A woman shows two men how correctly cover their mouths when the cough.

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The most effective way to tackle health issues is to put affected communities in the driving seat – COVID-19 is no different.

Illustration of a health worker helping a patient.

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Neglected tropical disease programmes need to focus on people, not just count disease prevalence, say Sightsavers researchers.

December 2020

A man wearing a face mask, shield and optical loupes operates on the eye of a dummy

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How research is helping trachoma specialists choose the best face shields to stop the spread of COVID-19.

A man wearing magnifying glasses over his eyes shines a torch into a toddler's eye during a trachoma survey.

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Biruck Kebede, who leads Sightsavers’ NTD work in Ethiopia, explains how data can help to eliminate diseases such as trachoma.

Biruck Kebede, December 2020

A man wearing a protective mask presents in front of a blackboard next to a dose poleivers training to antibiotics distributers in a classroom at Government Day Secondary School, Jigawa State

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The Accelerate programme has reached the end of a year like no other. Through a global pandemic, we’ve innovated and adapted our trachoma work to keep on track.

December 2020

A man has his temperature checked before participating in a Tropical Data trachoma survey.

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More than 20,000 people are to be screened in the first surveys since NTD programmes were put on hold because of COVID-19.

December 2020

A woman holding a microphone giving a presentation.

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Sightsavers’ director for programme operations, Joy Shu’aibu, has been named an Inspiring Communicator for 2020.

December 2020

A woman washes her hands during COVID-19 response training while a man observes.

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Ghana has not been spared in the coronavirus crisis, but luckily the country started its response early, with NTD support redirected.

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Sightsavers welcomes WHO road map to tackle neglected tropical diseases

Fight against NTDs continues despite pandemic

Communities in Nigeria drive the fight against COVID-19

Researchers: See the people behind the numbers

Keeping patients safe during a global pandemic

Is data integration the answer to eliminating trachoma in Ethiopia?

Accelerate: the story of 2020

Surveys for advanced trachoma resume in Burkina Faso

Sightsavers' Joy Shu’aibu named an Inspiring Communicator

Stepping up to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana

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