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A woman standing by a brick wall holds a sign reading #EqualUN.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Five women have been elected to the UN CRPD committee, answering Sightsavers’ Equal World campaign call for more diversity and gender equality.

December 2020

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

News / Fighting disease /

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.

News / Fighting disease /

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.

News / Fighting disease /

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.

News / Fighting disease /

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

Teach Hassanatu helps pupils in the classroom.

News / Disability and inclusion /

The report highlights the progress made since the strategy was published and shows the key lessons that have been learnt during that time.

November 2020

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

News / Fighting disease /

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 painting of a woman in a hijab with peace symbols in the background.

News / Disability and inclusion /

Although unable to celebrate in person, the entries for the Junior Painter of the Year awards for 2019/2020 were remarkable.

November 2020

A community volunteer measures Jumah's height.

News / Fighting disease /

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

News / Fighting disease /

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

October 2020

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UN disability committee achieves historic gender parity milestone

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

FCDO publishes progress report on disability inclusion

COVID-19 and neglected tropical disease innovation

Junior Painter award winners unveiled

Rigorous mitigation strategies vital for restarting NTD community health work

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