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Health worker Adesugba checks some medication in the clinic. She's surrounded by charts on the walls and paperwork on the tables.

Sightsavers and RSTMH extend research partnership

The organisations will publish two further collections of research papers in the journal International Health, focusing on river blindness and general research work.

Patience from Liberia wearing her new glasses, whilst standing next to her mother, betty.

Blogs / Eye health /

If we have vision, we can transform universal access to spectacles

A pair of glasses can be life-changing for someone with refractive error. That’s why we’ve joined the World Health Organization’s SPECS 2030 initiative.

Arthur in the classroom, smiling while wearing his new glasses.

News / Eye health /

Sightsavers joins WHO initiative to improve access to spectacles

SPECS 2030 aims to tackle the world’s biggest cause of visual impairment by improving global access to eye care.

A female researcher speaks to a woman about her experience of female genital schistosomiasis.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Why community collaboration is important in our research

Our research on female genital schistosomiasis has shown the need to establish a safe environment for participants when studying sensitive topics.

Stories / Eye health /

“I’m a living testimony of cataract surgery”

When Angeshita regained her independence after her eye operation, so did her family. After caring for her for several years. they are now able to return to school and work, giving them all hope for the future.

Enock, who uses a wheelchair, poses for a photo with two teachers from his inclusive school.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers responds to report into FCDO’s work on disability inclusion

A report on the UK government’s development strategy and how inclusive it is of people with disabilities was published on Thursday 4 April.

An eye health doctor wearing a smart white shirt and sunglasses.

Stories / Eye health /

Alinafe cuts the queues

Learn about one man's mission to make a difference in Malawi by training as an eye health specialist.

Eye care staff perform trachoma surveys on children in Cote D'Ivoire.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ Accelerate programme gets US$36.5 million funding boost to banish trachoma

The extra funding from international donors will help speed up the elimination of trachoma in Africa by expanding and extending the programme.

Two school students in Zambia huddle together at a desk. One is writing, the other is looking at the work.

News / Education /

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2024

We're attending the conference in Miami on 6-14 March to share Sightsavers’ expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can help to transform inclusive education.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

The key to inclusive education is engaging organisations of people with disabilities

Collaborating with disability groups has earned the Inclusive Futures consortium a Zero Project Award in 2024.

Stories / Eye health /

Bringing eye health into the classroom

Zahra is one of the many children now thriving thanks to a Sightsavers programme to screen school students for eye conditions and health problems.

Dr Ndalela examines a boy's eyes and applies ointment to ease the symptoms of trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers awarded grant to help eliminate trachoma in Zambia

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has given a grant of US$2.19 million to help fight the disease.

Hortance stands alongside a man at a Sightsavers event stand.

Blogs / Eye health /

Six takeaways from the International Conference for Public Health in Africa

Sightsavers’ Hortance Manjo shares insights from the event in Zambia, which highlighted eye health for the first time.

News / Our organisation /

What we achieved in 2023

Sightsavers did incredible things during the year, but we couldn’t have done it without your help. Learn about our achievements, all made possible by you.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Expanding the Reaching the Last Mile Fund: a game-changer for river blindness and lymphatic filariasis

The funding pledge is a huge step towards eliminating the diseases.

A mother and her young daughter hug and smile.

Blogs / Eye health /

Going beyond health: the role eye care plays in the SDGs

Eye health has an impact on numerous Sustainable Development Goals, and has a ripple effect that improves gender equity, education, economic and health outcomes.

Ophthalmologist Alinafe uses a torch to check a man's eyes.

Blogs / Eye health /

Why eye health is crucial for universal health coverage

Everyone will require eye care services at some point in life, but universal health coverage cannot be achieved unless everyone, wherever they live, has affordable access to the eye care they need.

News / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers and RSTMH host learning event on large-scale trachoma programmes

The online event will share key findings on eliminating trachoma from a new collection of research papers published in the International Health journal.

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Stories, news and blogs

Stories, news and blogs

Sightsavers and RSTMH extend research partnership

If we have vision, we can transform universal access to spectacles

Sightsavers joins WHO initiative to improve access to spectacles

Why community collaboration is important in our research

“I’m a living testimony of cataract surgery”

Sightsavers responds to report into FCDO’s work on disability inclusion

Alinafe cuts the queues

Sightsavers’ Accelerate programme gets US$36.5 million funding boost to banish trachoma

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2024

The key to inclusive education is engaging organisations of people with disabilities

Bringing eye health into the classroom

Sightsavers awarded grant to help eliminate trachoma in Zambia

Six takeaways from the International Conference for Public Health in Africa

What we achieved in 2023

Expanding the Reaching the Last Mile Fund: a game-changer for river blindness and lymphatic filariasis

Going beyond health: the role eye care plays in the SDGs

Why eye health is crucial for universal health coverage

Sightsavers and RSTMH host learning event on large-scale trachoma programmes

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