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The Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP) meets this week at the United Nations in New York. In its 12th year, this session focuses on ensuring the inclusion of persons with disabilities throu...

 “I was hearing strange voices so to stay in the community, close to people, I felt they were endangering my life. I felt they might kill me. So I just locked myself away for security…. Only when I heard the voice of my wife I would open the doo...

Today is International Day to End Obstetric Fistula. If that comes as a surprise to you, you’re not alone. I’d never heard of this devastating condition until I became part of the CBM family. But recently, I was fortunate enough to visit one of C...

On World Health Day, April 7th 2019, we launched the new CBM Community Mental Health Initiative. Our Mental Health Director, Julian Eaton, marked the occasion by sharing his thoughts on the journey that has got us to this point and explains what the ...

I’m back in Cambridge after an incredible week in Rwanda – and  Salomé is back at home with her daughter and grandchildren. Thanks to sight-restoring cataract surgery last week at our partner hospital, Kabgayi Eye Unit, she is able to see them ...

I recently had the great pleasure of visiting our partner hospital, Kabgayi Eye Unit, in Rwanda. There, I met two women whose friendship was so powerful and inspiring; I will never forget it. I met Marie before and after her cataract surgery. Marie l...

A few weeks ago, my 8 year-old daughter needed glasses. No surprise there, given that I’ve worn glasses or contact lenses since about her age. A Saturday morning trip to town, a session trying on frames and a fortnight later she was proudly showing...

This World Health Day, we are celebrating some of our #EyeHealthHeroes who are on the frontline of preventing avoidable blindness in the world’s poorest communities. Jado – Ophthalmic Clinical Officer   Meet Jean de Dieu Karangwa, Jado to h...

International observance days provide a great opportunity to celebrate, raise awareness, and lobby for change. In her blog for International Women’s Day, Kirsty Smith celebrates three women who are, through their work with CBM, making a difference ...

Nearly two thirds of the world’s blind people are women. Too often, women’s health and wellbeing is still valued less than that of men, which means they are less likely to access sight-saving medical care. For example, a CBM programme in Cote dâ€...