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A large group of people stand with their awards for tackling river blindness in Nigeria.

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The Nigerian ministry of health presented the award for Sightsavers' work to treat the disease in Kaduna State.

December 2019

Trachoma surgeon checks the eyes of a patient for signs of trachoma outside her home in Benin.

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The Accelerate programme, which aims to eliminate trachoma in nine African countries by 2023, has made great progress in its first 12 months.

December 2019

Usman smiles after receiving eye surgery.

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In Nigeria, a lymphatic filariasis patient is planning to marry his partner after receiving treatment to stop his pain. Plus news from Senegal, Zambia and India.

November 2019

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The charity evaluator praised Sightsavers’ deworming work in Africa for its cost-effectiveness and transparency.

November 2019

Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, holding a dose pole.

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Sightsavers’ CEO was recognised for her work to help eliminate trachoma by transforming the way funding is secured.

November 2019

A woman has her eyes checked by an eye health worker in an outdoor screening camp in India.

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Charity evaluator ImpactMatters awarded Sightsavers a five-star rating for cost-effectiveness – the highest score available.

November 2019

Eye surgeon Samson Lokele inspects a patient before her eye surgery.

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Medicine: The Wellcome Galleries is the world’s largest medical gallery and will be on display for at least 30 years.

November 2019

Emmanuel Nyamkeen measures a woman's height to determine how much medication to give her.

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In Nigeria, an eye health volunteer has been rewarded for helping to prevent river blindness for more than 20 years. Plus news from Zimbabwe, Ghana and Mali.

October 2019

A male Tropical Data trainer shows female trainee how to identify what trachoma follicles would look like by using small, circular, red stickers with five white dots on their thumbs.

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More than 700 surveys to track levels of blinding trachoma have been completed globally in the past year as part of the Tropical Data initiative.

October 2019

Three women posing together with smiles.

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To mark World Sight Day 2019 on 10 October, Sightsavers country offices celebrated by highlighting the need to provide good-quality eye care to everyone.

October 2019

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Sightsavers wins award for its work to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria

Accelerate: what’s been achieved in 2019

November 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers rated a top charity by GiveWell for the fourth time

Dr Caroline Harper wins the first Hemingway Award

Sightsavers named most cost-effective health charity

Sightsavers’ pioneering work is showcased in new Science Museum exhibition

October 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Huge increase in Tropical Data surveys means more people are checked for trachoma

How Sightsavers celebrated World Sight Day

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