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Disability campaigners put their hands up for an equal world

December 2019
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In an operating theatre, a surgeon and a nurse prepare baby Ebenezeri for her cataract operation. The medical staff are wearing green scrubs and surgical masks.

2024: Our year in pictures

These photos capture some highlights from our work in 2024. From disease treatment programmes to disability inclusion, we’ve seen lives transformed, attitudes changed and people supported to access their rights.

January 2025
12-year-old Fiza smiles after receiving glasses through an eye test at her school.

Sightsavers partners with AI tech company to improve rural eye care

OptikosPrime’s innovative app will help people living in lower income countries to access eye care by making it possible to have their eyes tested via smartphone.

January 2025
President Jimmy Carter smiles, with the US flag behind him.

Sightsavers pays tribute to President Jimmy Carter

The 39th president of the United States died on 29 December, aged 100. Sightsavers worked with President Carter and The Carter Center for many years to fight neglected tropical diseases.

January 2025

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