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A large group of women dance and clap while celebrating the elimination of trachoma in The Gambia.

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Sightsavers directors Balla Musa and Phil Downs reflect on what this achievement means for The Gambia, and how other countries can learn from the experience.

Sightsavers, April 2021

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The Gambia has become the second country in sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate the potentially blinding disease, as confirmed by the World Health Organization.

April 2021

A poster displayed on a wall featuring the text Avoid crowded-up places to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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Sightsavers received the Mass Media Award and the Photo Award from the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD).

April 2021

A young woman, wearing a mask, sits on a rug in front of her house by her walking stick

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Meet Aishatu Ahmed, who wants to encourage women to join the fight against trachoma in Nigeria.

A man pours clean water for a woman to wash her hands.

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Distributing neglected tropical disease (NTD) preventative treatments in Africa can teach us a lot about rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine.

Simon Bush, February 2021

African Renaissance Monument is lit up in honour of World NTD Day.

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On 30 January 2021, Sightsavers joined global celebrations to mark the fight against neglected tropical diseases.

February 2021

Two villagers in Niger walk among dusty coloured huts.

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The road map lays out the World Health Organization's strategic and programmatic response to NTDs in the next decade.

January 2021

A man stands for a portrait while wearing a mask.

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More than 35 million treatments were given out in 2020 as part of global efforts to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

January 2021

A woman shows two men how correctly cover their mouths when the cough.

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The most effective way to tackle health issues is to put affected communities in the driving seat – COVID-19 is no different.

Illustration of a health worker helping a patient.

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Neglected tropical disease programmes need to focus on people, not just count disease prevalence, say Sightsavers researchers.

December 2020

A man wearing a face mask, shield and optical loupes operates on the eye of a dummy

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How research is helping trachoma specialists choose the best face shields to stop the spread of COVID-19.

A man wearing magnifying glasses over his eyes shines a torch into a toddler's eye during a trachoma survey.

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Biruck Kebede, who leads Sightsavers’ NTD work in Ethiopia, explains how data can help to eliminate diseases such as trachoma.

Biruck Kebede, December 2020

A man wearing a protective mask presents in front of a blackboard next to a dose poleivers training to antibiotics distributers in a classroom at Government Day Secondary School, Jigawa State

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The Accelerate programme has reached the end of a year like no other. Through a global pandemic, we’ve innovated and adapted our trachoma work to keep on track.

December 2020

A man has his temperature checked before participating in a Tropical Data trachoma survey.

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More than 20,000 people are to be screened in the first surveys since NTD programmes were put on hold because of COVID-19.

December 2020

A woman holding a microphone giving a presentation.

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Sightsavers’ director for programme operations, Joy Shu’aibu, has been named an Inspiring Communicator for 2020.

December 2020

A woman washes her hands during COVID-19 response training while a man observes.

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Ghana has not been spared in the coronavirus crisis, but luckily the country started its response early, with NTD support redirected.

A man holds up a poster to community members during a COVID awareness campaign.

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The Ascend West and Central Africa programme partners helped Liberia respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Here, we tell how.

December 2020

A school-aged boy has his height measured to receive deworming treatment during a school based mass drug administration.

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The charity evaluator has once again praised Sightsavers’ deworming programmes in Africa for their cost-effectiveness and transparency.

November 2020

A small child receives his annual dose of medication to protect him from trachoma.

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Sightsavers’ director of neglected tropical diseases, Simon Bush, has joined a new international COVID-19 task force set up by The Lancet.

November 2020

A man is measured against a dole pole to determine how much lymphatic filariasis treatment he needs.

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Sightsavers welcomes WHO’s new NTD 2030 road map, which sets out global targets and milestones for 2030 in order to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate a diverse set of 20 diseases and disease groups.

November 2020

A woman records survey information on a mobile phone app while two survey participant look on.

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A selection of Sightsavers river blindness photographs featured as part of the Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) conference.

November 2020

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How do you provide treatment for neglected tropical diseases like river blindness when you can’t find some of the people who are most at risk?

Volunteers wash their hands and practice social distancing before a training.

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When COVID-19 forced Sightsavers and partners to pause some NTD programmes in Africa, we worked quickly to adapt and restart them as quickly and safely as possible.

November 2020

A poster that says 'COVID has not gone away' and showcasing one-meter social distancing.

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Together with ministries and other organisations, Sightsavers has been working on COVID-19 behavioural messaging campaigns in nine African countries to reach millions of people across radio, television, social media and via billboards and leaflets.

Pelagie Boko-Collins, November 2020

A community volunteer measures Jumah's height.

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Resuming mass drug administration programmes to treat neglected tropical diseases is essential to reach WHO 2021-2030 NTD Roadmap targets, according to a new report.

November 2020

Students practice using measuring sticks to calculate drug dosages in Masindi, Uganda.

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With the COVID-19 pandemic showing no signs of abating, resuming neglected tropical disease activities, particularly mass drug administration, is vital in achieving WHO Roadmap targets.

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The Ascend Learning and Innovation Fund is funding projects to accelerate the control and elimination efforts of neglected tropical diseases.

October 2020

A man wearing a mask gives a demonstration to distributors in a school classroom.

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RAMA is a new risk assessment and mitigation action tool enabling us and government partners to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19 and restart treatment.

Phil Downs, October 2020

Two trachoma patients wearing traditional clothing standing next to a vehicle in a landscape in Kenya.

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Moses Chege, Sightsavers Kenya country director, explains how Sightsavers and partners were able to reach the worst-affected people suffering from trachoma.

Moses Chege, October 2020

A volunteer drug distributor washing hands washes someone's hands.

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Nigeria is the first Sightsavers-supported country to resume treatments for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) since April due to COVID-19.

September 2020

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Trachoma elimination in The Gambia: sustaining the success story

Trachoma is eliminated in The Gambia

Sightsavers’ neglected tropical disease work wins media awards

“I’m calling all women to work together and help people”

Our NTD experience will be invaluable for COVID vaccine rollout

World NTD Day 2021: highlights from around the world

Sightsavers welcomes WHO road map to tackle neglected tropical diseases

Fight against NTDs continues despite pandemic

Communities in Nigeria drive the fight against COVID-19

Researchers: See the people behind the numbers

Keeping patients safe during a global pandemic

Is data integration the answer to eliminating trachoma in Ethiopia?

Accelerate: the story of 2020

Surveys for advanced trachoma resume in Burkina Faso

Sightsavers' Joy Shu’aibu named an Inspiring Communicator

Stepping up to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana

How NTD programmes helped prevent the spread of COVID-19 in Liberia

Sightsavers ranked as a top charity by GiveWell for fifth year in a row

Sightsavers’ director joins Lancet Commission on COVID-19

Sightsavers welcomes new WHO NTD 2030 road map

Photos from Sightsavers river blindness projects feature at prominent research event

Finding nomadic communities: our research in action

COVID-19 and neglected tropical disease innovation

How the WASH initiative adapted to respond to COVID-19

Rigorous mitigation strategies vital for restarting NTD community health work

NTD activities in Africa in the COVID-19 era: the need for a ‘hybrid’ approach in COVID-endemic times

Transform your idea into a life-changing project to fight NTDs

COVID-19 and NTD innovation

Leaving no one behind in development programming

Trachoma treatments resume in Nigeria after COVID-19 lockdown