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A mother helps her daughter with some school work.

Stories / Eye health /

Six-year-old Khadijah was getting into trouble at school for not being able to do her work. But following an eye operation she can’t wait to learn to read and write.

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

News / Eye health /

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

November 2019

A woman wearing a black hijab smiles and walks along a brick-lined street.

Blogs / Eye health /

Following simple steps can help decision-makers and donors to improve the system further, helping millions of people in need of eye care services in rural areas.

Itfaq Khaliq Khan, November 2019

A group of students in blue uniforms, wearing paper masks on their heads.

From the field / Eye health /

Geordie Woods explains how the Super School of Five trachoma prevention programme is protecting school children from this devastating disease.

October 2019

Three women posing together with smiles.

From the field / Eye health /

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

News / Eye health /

Before the Sightsavers eye health programme in the Sundarbans started, one in every 40 people over the age of 50 in the region was blind. Today, that number has dropped to one in 80.

October 2019

Two women and five small children stand outside their home.

From the field / Eye health /

In northern Kenya, Sightsavers’ Sarah Filbey visits an eye camp that treats both trachoma and cataracts, ensuring everyone gets the life-changing help they need.

October 2019

A group of women walk underneath a Sightsavers sign which reads: Screening camp.

From the field / Eye health /

In this rural mangrove region of eastern India, one in 50 people used to be blind. But a Sightsavers project has transformed eye health in the area, changing thousands of lives.

October 2019

From the field / Eye health /

Sightsavers India is partnering with hospitals, tapping into existing eye care systems and creating new ones to provide affordable eye care for people living in some of the poorest areas of the country.

October 2019

News / Eye health /

The accolades, awarded by the IAPB, recognise eight young and upcoming leaders who are making a difference in eye health.

October 2019

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Khadijah’s story

Sightsavers named most cost-effective health charity

A journey, not a destination: eye health integration in Pakistan

How soap and superheroes are changing lives

How Sightsavers celebrated World Sight Day

Sightsavers and partners help to halve blindness cases in remote Indian Sundarbans

“That lady who was going blind? Look at her now!”

Halving blindness in the remote Sundarbans

Eye care for everyone in India

Sightsavers Mozambique’s Mercia Cumaio named Eye Health Hero

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