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Women wait in line for eye screening tests.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

On International Women’s Day 2020, Sightsavers' Asma Rashida highlights the additional prejudices women with disabilities face, and the important work of the Right to Health project.

Sightsavers, March 2020

two women sit behind a computer, laughing.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Rasak Adekoya shares his career story, tells us about his role helping people with disabilities secure good jobs, and what it’s like leading a film shoot as a blind person.

Sightsavers, March 2020

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To coincide with International Women's Day, we asked our CEO, Caroline Harper, a few questions about her career at Sightsavers.

Caroline Harper, March 2020

Blogs / Eye health /

Sightsavers’ chair, Sir Clive Jones, visited India to see how a Sightsavers programme is saving lives on the roads by screening truck drivers for vision problems.

Sightsavers, February 2020

Participants at a blood collection training session.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ new research uptake and learning advisors share their efforts to make sure our research makes a real difference to the lives of people across the world.

Sightsavers, February 2020

Blogs / Education /

Sightsavers ran a workshop in Dakar in December 2019 to promote gender mainstreaming in all its programmes.

Sightsavers, January 2020

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

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Our research shows that a lack of education and financial resources, social stigma and inaccessible physical infrastructure mean fewer people with disabilities are participating in politics in Africa.

Bhavisha Virendrakumar, October 2019

A woman with LF cleans her affected limb.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Sightsavers’ research, which involves testing mosquitoes for signs of the disease, can help us to ensure treatment is directed where it’s needed most.

Dr Rogers Nditanchou, September 2019

An eye health worker uses a torch while checking a man's eyes for trachoma.

Blogs / Health care /

At the heart of universal health care is equity, and a key question any country must ask when making roadmaps for UHC is who to include first.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, August 2019

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Blogs

“We put a special focus on women with disabilities and their rights”

Celebrating the value of employees with disabilities

“I don’t look to famous women to inspire me – I look to those I know well”

Improving eye health and saving lives in India

Making research count: introducing the new uptake and learning team

Gender equality: why is it important?

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

Including people with disabilities in African political life

Catching the mosquitoes that spread lymphatic filariasis

Universal health coverage in Ghana: how can we really make progress?

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all