Welcome to Focus magazine!
Our spring issue of Focus highlights how we’re helping to improve people’s eye health – central to what Sightsavers is all about.
A huge and heartfelt thank you for helping Pakistan eliminate trachoma and giving people the chance to live their lives free from its cruel grip.
This is a monumental achievement in public health, and it’s also testament to the resilience and dedication of countless individuals and partners who have come together to beat this painful, blinding disease.
We started working to eliminate trachoma from Pakistan back in 2001, and it’s been a long journey. But the result says it all. Around 3.7 million people are now protected from the disease, and we’ve helped to create a stronger health service to keep it at bay.
More countries where Sightsavers works are nearing elimination too, and each new success brings us closer to consigning trachoma to the history books where it belongs. We know how to beat it and we’re not stopping now!
I hope you’ll stay with us as we continue our fight to eliminate this terrible disease, and I hope you’re proud of the part you helped play in Pakistan’s success. We couldn’t have done it without you.
My warmest wishes,
Ella Pierce
Fundraising director, Sightsavers
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Download Focus (pdf)Eliminating trachoma in Pakistan
Banishing the disease for good was a true team effort, involving local eye surgeons, radio hosts and health workers.
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