News Archives - Sightsavers India

News / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India organised a national online consultation on draft “Accessibility Standards for Healthcare” developed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

June 2022

News / Eye health /

In a year, the eye health mobile van in Pune will screen about 11,000 people who live in urban slums.

June 2022

News / India Fellowship Program /

Sightsavers Fellowship is a promising career opportunity for ophthalmologists. It aims to take selected fellows through an exciting journey of 24 months.

April 2022

News / Social inclusion /

Stories of empowering organisations of people with disabilities

March 2022

News / Eye health /

Aim to screen 3 lakh people for eye health by end December 2025

March 2022

News / Social inclusion /

This is a unique effort by Sightsavers in collaboration with District Health Administration and Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) towards Vaccine Equity for Persons with Disabilities in Hazaribagh District of Jharkhand.

March 2022

News / Social inclusion /

At 21 years of age, Sudama was given the opportunity to become a one-day District Collector of Katni, Madhya Pradesh on International Women’s Day.

March 2022

News / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India in collaboration with National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCEPDP) organised a national consultation ahead of Global Disability Summit (GDS) scheduled for 16th and 17th February.

January 2022

News / Social inclusion /

As part of its Social Inclusion Programme, Sightsavers India initiated a campaign on ‘Vaccine Equity for people with Disabilities’ in its eight operational states.

January 2022

News / Social inclusion /

Sightsavers India, a development organisation that has been protecting sight and fighting for disability rights launched “Employability Campaign for Persons with Disabilities” in Jharkhand.

November 2021

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Experts & Leaders from Disability Sector call for “Disability Inclusive Health Care System” to address health inequity

Sightsavers with support from SBI Capital Markets Limited launches mobile vision centre in Pune to prevent avoidable blindness among the urban slum population

Sightsavers India Fellowship Program

Sightsavers along with the European Union and European Disability Forum launches Nothing about us, without us!

Standard Chartered Bank collaborates with Sightsavers to bring down prevalence of blindness in remote Sundarbans region of West Bengal

Sightsavers performs successful mass Covid-19 Vaccine Equity drive for Persons with Disabilities in Hazaribagh

Judo Champion, Sudama, becomes Collector for a Day in Katni

Sightsavers and NCPEDP organise a national consultation ahead of Global Disability Summit

Sightsavers promoting social inclusion of people with disabilities through its vaccine equity drive

Sightsavers India and JSLPS organise an inclusive employment campaign for people with disabilities

Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights