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A woman affected by lymphatic filariasis (LF) sits outside her home.

News / Fighting disease /

The research, carried out by Sightsavers, looks at the relationship between disabilities and neglected tropical disease treatment.

May 2019

Schoolgirl and trachoma champion Safira Mwale shows how to wash her face with a tippy tap by her home near Kasungu in Malawi, August 29, 2018.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers will join the free Science Museum Lates event on 29 May 2019, where visitors will have the chance to build a home-made tap against the clock.

May 2019

Joseph's eye being checked by one of the clinic staff

News / Eye health /

The initiative, run by Sightsavers, Allergan and the IAPB, initially aims to train 50 eye care workers, with the goal of screening 5,000 people and treating 500 patients.

May 2019

News / Fundraising /

A film highlighting Sightsavers’ work has won an accolade in the Brand Film Festival Awards, and is the second film award in one week for the organisation.

May 2019

A child in Cote d'Ivoire has their eyes checked for signs of trachoma.

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A round-up of the latest work that your donations help to support, including news from Pakistan, Liberia and Cote d’Ivoire.

April 2019

News / Fundraising /

Sightsavers’ film about work to treat neglected tropical diseases was honoured at the 2019 Charity Film Awards, which celebrate the best fundraising films.

April 2019

Zuhara from Tanzania stands outside her primary school

News / Fundraising /

The donation, from charitable fund Arcadia, will enable Sightsavers to continue its work to fight avoidable blindness in some of the world’s poorest countries.

April 2019

A woman has a big smile after receiving trachoma surgery

News / Fighting disease /

In the year since Sightsavers' CEO gave a TED Talk about plans to eliminate trachoma, the continued fight to eliminate the disease moves closer.

April 2019

A group of musicians play guitar on stage, with Sightsavers banners in the background.

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News about Sightsavers' fundraising gala in Dubai, plus updates from Sierra Leone, Zambia and Mozambique.

March 2019

People sitting watching a speaker who is a wheelchair user, with a sign language translator standing next to her.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers has launched a global campaign calling on the United Nations to ensure that the work of all its agencies is fully inclusive of people with disabilities.

March 2019

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Sightsavers’ research on NTDs and disability is published by Oxford University Press

Sightsavers to host ‘Build a tippy tap’ challenge at the Science Museum

‘Keep Sight’ project will train eye care staff to treat glaucoma in Nigeria

Sightsavers scoops a second film award

April 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers wins bronze award at charity film gala

Sightsavers receives $1 million donation to fund essential eye health work

Trachoma elimination moves closer, a year after groundbreaking TED talk

March 2019 updates: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers launches global #EqualUN campaign

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all