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A woman has a big smile after receiving trachoma surgery

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In the year since Sightsavers' CEO gave a TED Talk about plans to eliminate trachoma, the continued fight to eliminate the disease moves closer.

April 2019

A group of volunteers sit around a table in a village in Nigeria.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Nigeria carries around 25 per cent of Africa’s NTD burden. However, progress is being made and research is playing a key role in helping to eliminate the diseases.

James Yashiyi Nuphi, March 2019

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

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Sarah Bartlett discusses Sightsavers’ involvement in this milestone, what we’ve learned from the experience and the work that lies ahead.

Sarah Bartlett, September 2018

News / Fighting disease /

Dr Caroline Harper's TED Talk, in which she laid out an ambitious plan to eliminate trachoma, has been chosen as the day’s top pick.

June 2018

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Ghana has become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa and the Commonwealth to eliminate trachoma, as validated by the World Health Organization.

June 2018

Rebecca takes a selfie with Dorcas, in Nigeria.

Stories / Fighting disease /

In Nigeria, Sightsavers' Rebecca Mintrim joined celebrations for the one billionth NTD treatment.

Professor Stephen Hawking at the Sightsavers celebration of a billion NTD treatments.

News / Fighting disease /

Professor Hawking spoke at Sightsavers’ event to mark the one billionth treatment for neglected tropical diseases: watch the full video of his speech here.

December 2017

A close-up of a researcher's hands as they write data onto a sheet of paper.

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How do we react when outcomes aren’t what we expect? The mystery of Cameroon’s Western Region sheds light on the process.

Sarah Bartlett, April 2016

Fighting disease / Reports /

An evaluation of a three-year phase (2013-2015) of a long-term SAFE intervention to eliminate trachoma in Guinea-Bissau.

A spoon is used to place two tablets into a child's hand.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

What do Evodia, Abena and Mariama all have in common? They’re three of the millions of women in the fight against infectious diseases of poverty.

Helen Hamilton, March 2016

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Trachoma elimination moves closer, a year after groundbreaking TED talk

Putting learning into practice: using research to reach people at risk of NTDs in Nigeria

What we’ve learned from trachoma elimination in Ghana

Trachoma talk from Sightsavers’ CEO named ‘TED of the Day’

Trachoma is eliminated in Ghana

The personal stories behind Sightsavers’ billionth milestone

Stephen Hawking commends his father’s role in tackling NTDs

Research sleuths: how we investigate blips in our NTD elimination projects

Elimination of blinding trachoma in Guinea Bissau: 2013-2015

Health heroes: the women working to eliminate NTDs