News Archives - Sightsavers India

News / Social inclusion /

Suparna belongs to the Amta village, in West Bengal.

January 2023

News / Eye health /

To understand the prevalence of refractive error and other common eye problems among the fishing community in East Coast Road – Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

January 2023

News / Inclusive education /

Under the Social Inclusion Programme, Sightsavers with support from Madison Resource Foundation launched the Tanya Computer Centre (TCC).

January 2023

News / Inclusive Education & Social Inclusion /

Bajaj Finserv Limited, the holding company of the financial services businesses of the Bajaj Group, one of India’s oldest and largest conglomerates, joined hands with Sightsavers India to launch the Social Inclusion and Inclusive Education Programmes in Raisen, Khagariya, Kasganj, and Pratapgarh districts of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, respectively.

October 2022

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

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Eye Screening Camp launched by cricket legend, Krishnamachari Srikkanth in Chennai

Launch of 2nd Tanya Computer Centre supported by Madison Resource Foundation in Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh

Bajaj Finserv collaborates with Sightsavers to bring inclusive education and promote disability rights across four districts in India

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

Protecting sight and fighting for disability rights