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Head of media

Katya Mira
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NTDs

Joanna Glyde
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Tessa Pope
+44 (0)1444 446 741
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Jenny Murray-Cox
+44 (0)1444 275 150
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News / Disability and 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.

April 2024

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

News / Fighting disease /

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

March 2024

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News / Education /

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

March 2024

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

News / Fighting disease /

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

January 2024

News / Our organisation /

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.

December 2023

News / Fighting disease /

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

December 2023

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Nine-year-old Khadijah (right) is no longer at risk of going blind.

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Media centre

For information, interviews, quality photos, broadcast footage, case studies or statistics, contact our media team:
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Sightsavers responds to report into FCDO’s work on disability inclusion

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

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2024

Sightsavers awarded grant to help eliminate trachoma in Zambia

What we achieved in 2023

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

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Media centre

For information, interviews, quality photos, broadcast footage, case studies or statistics, contact our media team:[email protected]+44 (0)1444 446 637

Head of media

NTDs

Inclusion

Eye health

Keep up to date

Celebrity supporters

Industry recognition

Awards and honours

Read all our latest news stories

News and press releases

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

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

Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2024

Sightsavers awarded grant to help eliminate trachoma in Zambia

What we achieved in 2023

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

Inspirational stories direct to your inbox

Inspirational stories direct to your inbox

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all

For information, interviews, quality photos, broadcast footage, case studies or statistics, contact our media team:
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+44 (0)1444 446 637