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A large group of people hold a banner that celebrates the launch of the first cross-border mass drug administration for trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

On 21 October 2021, teams in key districts on both sides of the Kenyan-Ugandan border began a mass drug distribution campaign to fight the disease.

November 2021

A man is given the COVID-19 vaccine by a health care worker.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

Africa is behind on the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, yet there are programmes already in place that can help to distribute vaccines in the continent.

Ndelle Ngabe Makoge, September 2021

Kareen Atekem is shown in a yellow Sightsavers top standing outside next to a Sightsavers vehicle.

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Kareen Atekem's work on a new project to help control and eliminate two neglected tropical diseases has been recognised by the NTD Innovation Prize competition.

September 2021

Peace, a student, sings a song that helps her remember how to wash her hands and face

Fighting disease / Reports /

This is our second Sightsavers neglected tropical diseases (NTD) strategy. The first set ambitious themes for Sightsavers, and this strategy builds on those original themes.

A group of doctors in blue surgical scrubs performing eye surgery.

Stories / Fighting disease /

As Côte d’Ivoire completes its final operations as part of the Accelerate programme to fight trachoma, hear the stories of some of the people involved.

A man has his eyes checked for signs of trachoma.

News / Fighting disease /

Sierra Leone has become the 50th country to be surveyed for trachoma as part of the initiative, with one person being examined for trachoma every 26 seconds since the surveys began in 2012.

July 2021

School children in a queue have their information taken by a man

News / Fighting disease /

The £4 billion cut includes ending funding for the FCDO's flagship neglected tropical disease programmes, including the Sightsavers-led Ascend West and Central Africa programme.

June 2021

The view from the deck of a boat, with a sunset and land in the distance.

Stories / Fighting disease /

A video diary recorded by Sightsavers programme officer Iliezer Gomes Bidjonque gives a unique look at how we're tackling trachoma on the remote Bijagos Islands in Guinea-Bissau.

News / Fighting disease /

In three years, Sightsavers’ Accelerate programme has supported governments in 12 countries to provide eye surgery to 37,000 people.

June 2021

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People in Nigeria with diseases affecting the skin have shared their photos as part of a research project into how these conditions can be better managed.

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First cross-border treatments for trachoma are distributed in Kenya and Uganda

Why Africa doesn’t need to suffer the brunt of vaccine inequality

Sightsavers researcher commended for innovative NTD project

Sightsavers neglected tropical disease strategy: now is the time to say goodbye to NTDs

How trachoma surgery has changed lives in Côte d’Ivoire

World’s largest trachoma surveys reach 50th country

UK government cuts funding for neglected tropical diseases

“Trachoma: go! We don’t want you!”

Thousands of people in Africa get sight-saving surgery

“Taking photos helps people to understand our problems”

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