Collaboration with the WASH sector is key
World Water Day offers us an opportunity think about some of the challenges facing those of us working in the field of infectious diseases and how
Transforming lives: seven decades of Sightsavers’ work for inclusion
The Social Inclusion Working Group at Sightsavers has welcomed its first inspiring speaker, Lady Jean Wilson, whose husband, Sir John Wilson, founded
Reaching out to children with disabilities in remote areas
Early intervention is recognised as crucial in mitigating and preventing developmental disabilities. Yet services for early intervention are rare in
NTDs and inclusion – the importance of community participation
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world’s poorest people. Sightsavers, with additional funding from the UK government,
A brave new world of data
The groundbreaking Global Trachoma Mapping Project showed that public health can benefit from technology and standardisation to cut costs and respond
On gender and disability
The 60th Commission on the Status of Women is about to kick off at the United Nations. Sightsavers is marking this annual event with a series of blogs
Education for the Children
An open letter to the UN Statistical Commission and Inter-Agency Expert Group on SDG Indicators
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Bridging eye health & inclusion
Sightsavers is known for its work on NTD elimination and eye health. These are significant portfolios, not only in financial resources but also in
Research sleuths
These findings were presented at the 2015 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Conference. It was our first ever session at this