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Ethiopia is the country with the largest burden of trachoma globally – 44% of all active trachoma. In 2018, Ethiopia also counted for over 62% of all Trachomatous Trichiasis surgeries done globally. Within the SAFE strategy, F&E (facial cleanl...

Elfreda Whitty is CBM UK’s Programme Manager for our Ear and Hearing Care programme in Zambia, which is supported by the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund. She recently travelled to Zambia to meet some of the nurses and cli...

CBM UK Communications Officer, Kate Mortimer, recently visited Jean-Baptiste and his family at their home in Rwanda. In this blog, she talks about the huge barriers Jean-Baptiste has faced in trying to get treatment to restore his sight. The journey ...

This blog was co-authored by Dr Julian Eaton (Co-Director of the Centre for Global Mental Health at LSHTM and Mental Health Director at CBM International), Dr Nicholas Westcott (Director of the Royal African Society) and Prof Stanley Okolo (Director-...

As global mental health receives increasing attention on the political stage, Kirsty Smith reflects on key developments in the past year and challenges ahead. Depression has now been identified as one of the leading causes of disability across the wo...

In May, we welcomed a new Chair of Trustees, Robert McCorquodale. Robert is a Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the University of Nottingham and also works as a barrister. Passionate about tackling injustice, he has provided advice a...

This week at the United Nations in New York, the General Assembly is hosting a High Level Political Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This SDG Summit is the first of its kind since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Deve...

CBM is working in Ghana to improve mental health support for new and expectant mothers. The project, funded by Jersey Overseas Aid, the Headley Trust and the UK government through their Aid Direct programme, is training midwives and other health prof...

For 2 years, Salomé was blind due to cataracts, which had robbed her of vision, leaving her isolated, struggling to care for her grandchildren and unable to read her precious bible. But in April, thanks to our supporters Salomé had sight-saving su...

Across the world, 132 million people are in need of assistance because of humanitarian crises, but only seven in ten are likely to receive aid. Around US$25 billion is needed this year to provide food, shelter, health care, emergency education, prote...