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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 person's hands are shown, entering data into a mobile phone.

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Sightsavers and its partners are holding a special event on 28 January, to share what we've learned about producing data that includes everyone.

January 2021

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Three Sightsavers nominees from Tanzania have received recognition in the 2020 IAPB Vision Excellence awards.

January 2021

Woman wearing face mask washing hands from a kettle

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From starting the year at the Science Museum in London, to diverting our resources to help with the pandemic, it's been a remarkable year for Sightsavers.

December 2020

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One year after it was exhibited, Sightsavers’ innovative photography exhibition BLINK has won another prestigious award.

December 2020

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 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

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Sightsavers welcomes WHO road map to tackle neglected tropical diseases

Fight against NTDs continues despite pandemic

Sightsavers and partners share inclusive data learnings

Three Sightsavers nominees win Vision Excellence awards

What we achieved in 2020

Sightsavers' BLINK exhibition scoops multiple awards

Researchers: See the people behind the numbers

Accelerate: the story of 2020

Surveys for advanced trachoma resume in Burkina Faso

Sightsavers' Joy Shu’aibu named an Inspiring Communicator

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