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A young boy has his sight restored in Nigeria, plus news from Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania and Ghana.

July 2020

An eye surgeon examines a woman's eyes to check for signs of trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

People requiring surgery treat severe cases of trachoma, the world’s leading cause of infectious blindness, have declined from 7.6 million in 2002 to 2 million in 2020, according to World Health Organization data.

July 2020

A group of people sit around a table, talking together.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Inclusive Futures, a consortium of 16 global partner organisations advocating for disability inclusion, launched its new website on 20 July.

July 2020

Two young girls with arms around each other

News / Disability and inclusion /

In 2018 the UK and Kenya co-hosted the first-ever global disability summit. We look back at what has been achieved in the two years since.

July 2020

A man wearing a mask hands masks to two other men.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign has handed in a 25,276-signature petition to the UN and its member states, calling for the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic to be inclusive of disability rights.

July 2020

A sign language interpreter in a TV studio.

News / Disability and inclusion /

National news bulletins in Nigeria will include sign language interpretation from July 2020, following advocacy from Sightsavers.

July 2020

A man stands for a portrait while holding a colourful dose pole.

News / Eye health /

This innovative tool, used in neglected tropical disease programmes, could be important in the response to COVID-19 in Africa.

July 2020

A girl raises her hand in class to answer a question.

News / Education /

A Sightsavers report on education for children with visual impairments in sub-Saharan Africa has been published as a background paper to the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report.

July 2020

Fahad smiles while wearing sunglasses as he sits beside a colourful bush.

News / Eye health /

A new free online games platform is celebrating its launch by supporting Sightsavers for a month.

July 2020

Zakari, a TT tracker, using the device in a hospital.

News / Fighting disease /

The Pierre Fabre Foundation has selected the mobile ‘TT Tracker’ for a Global South e-Health Observatory Award.

June 2020

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July 2020 updates: highlights from around the world

WHO: 74% reduction in people needing advanced trachoma surgery

New website showcases innovation and research for a disability-inclusive future

Marking the two-year anniversary of the Global Disability Summit

Equal World campaign hands COVID-19 disability rights petition to UN

Nigerian TV news to feature sign language interpreters

How a simple tool could be used in response to COVID-19

Sightsavers contributes to Global Education Monitoring Report

Play games and raise money for Sightsavers

Sightsavers' trachoma tracking app wins e-Health award

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all