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An eye surgeon examines a woman's eyes to check for signs of trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

People requiring surgery treat severe cases of trachoma, the world’s leading cause of infectious blindness, have declined from 7.6 million in 2002 to 2 million in 2020, according to World Health Organization data.

July 2020

A group of people sit around a table, talking together.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Inclusive Futures, a consortium of 16 global partner organisations advocating for disability inclusion, launched its new website on 20 July.

July 2020

Two young girls with arms around each other

News / Disability and inclusion /

In 2018 the UK and Kenya co-hosted the first-ever global disability summit. We look back at what has been achieved in the two years since.

July 2020

A man wearing a mask hands masks to two other men.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign has handed in a 25,276-signature petition to the UN and its member states, calling for the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic to be inclusive of disability rights.

July 2020

A sign language interpreter in a TV studio.

News / Disability and inclusion /

National news bulletins in Nigeria will include sign language interpretation from July 2020, following advocacy from Sightsavers.

July 2020

A man stands for a portrait while holding a colourful dose pole.

News / Eye health /

This innovative tool, used in neglected tropical disease programmes, could be important in the response to COVID-19 in Africa.

July 2020

A girl raises her hand in class to answer a question.

News / Education /

A Sightsavers report on education for children with visual impairments in sub-Saharan Africa has been published as a background paper to the 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report.

July 2020

Fahad smiles while wearing sunglasses as he sits beside a colourful bush.

News / Eye health /

A new free online games platform is celebrating its launch by supporting Sightsavers for a month.

July 2020

Zakari, a TT tracker, using the device in a hospital.

News / Fighting disease /

The Pierre Fabre Foundation has selected the mobile ‘TT Tracker’ for a Global South e-Health Observatory Award.

June 2020

Shamima communicates with her sister. Her sister uses hand movements to get her point across. Both women are sitting down outside and wear bold, pink clothing.

News / Eye health /

Governments and healthcare organisations must look at income and gender as well as disability if they are to effectively support people with visual impairments.

June 2020

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WHO: 74% reduction in people needing advanced trachoma surgery

New website showcases innovation and research for a disability-inclusive future

Marking the two-year anniversary of the Global Disability Summit

Equal World campaign hands COVID-19 disability rights petition to UN

Nigerian TV news to feature sign language interpreters

How a simple tool could be used in response to COVID-19

Sightsavers contributes to Global Education Monitoring Report

Play games and raise money for Sightsavers

Sightsavers' trachoma tracking app wins e-Health award

Sightsavers research highlights inequalities behind access to eye care

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