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An opportunity to address the shortage of ophthalmologists and improve lives in underserved African communities. Apply by 13 December 2023.

A normal day in the life of Dr. Slyvain el-Khoury who, until recently, was the CBM ophthalmologist working at the Kabgayi Clinic in Rwanda.

On 7th October, the World Health Organization launches the guide ‘Mental health and neglected tropical diseases: towards a person-centred approach’. CBM is proud to have been part of a partnership calling for better attention to be paid to mental wellbeing for people affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases.

World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness around blindness and visual impairment. This year it will be celebrated on 8 October, with the theme ‘Hope in Sight’.

Myanmar has become the latest country to eliminate trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of preventable blindness - after validation results were announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this month.

Thanks to all our wonderful donors, CBM was able to carry out the 15 millionth cataract operation this year! Because of this surgery, three-year-old Nakisinde from Uganda can finally discover the world with her own eyes.

Our annual report on our work to tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) has just been launched virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On 28 July 2020, we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the recognition of the human rights to water and sanitation. This resolution, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2010, recognised the right to safe and clean drinking water and sanitation as a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights.

Countries at the World Health Assembly have agreed today to adopt a new resolution on vision in an effort to reach the 1 billion people worldwide who do not have access to vital eye care services.

On 13 June 2020, CBM celebrates International Albinism Awareness Day. Our projects worldwide focus not just on medical assistance, but also on broad education and awareness-raising. Many people affected by albinism are more concerned about the exclusion they experience than the physical ailments. CBM advocates for their inclusion and active participation in all projects, so that they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

2020 has been declared as the ‘International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife’. Today, more than ever, we are witnessing the vital role played by frontline hospital staff, especially nurses and other hospital workers in providing health care around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses are at the forefront of the pandemic response, providing high-quality treatment and care.

The MacArthur Foundation today unveiled CBM and coalition partners submitted one of the highest-scoring proposals, designated as the Top 100, in its 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant to help solve one of the world's most critical social challenges.

A normal day in the life of Dr. Slyvain el-Khoury who, until recently, was the CBM ophthalmologist working at the Kabgayi Clinic in Rwanda.