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 to local needs. It’s a data collection model that should be replicated.
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 to highlight the importance of looking at development through a gender lens and ensure that disability (which will affect all of us at some point in our lives) is not overlooked.
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 terms of their impact on the lives of men and women, boys and girls in some of the poorest places in the world.
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 prestigious scientific forum and paved the way for many good things to come. How do we react when outcomes aren’t what we expect? The mystery of Cameroon’s Western Region sheds light on […]
Gone to Ghana – Volunteering in africa
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£67 Worth of Food for FREE using Coupons! (Charity Donation)
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Planning the right services in the right way
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Neverland [feat. Charity lane]
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HOLIDAY GIFTS IN KIND
SickKids is a place of healing and hope that thrives and depends on the generosity of people like you, our community supporters.
History in the making
16 October 2014 was a very exciting day for the people of chief Lukwa in Kasungu District in Malawi. They witnessed history in the making: the launch of the Malawi Trachoma Elimination Programme by The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust* and the Malawi Ministry of Health.
