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World Sight Day: 4 things you might not know about blindness around the world
Thursday, 8th October, 2020Find out moreToday (8th October) is World Sight Day, where we cast a spotlight on avoidable blindness and visual impairment and efforts to tackle it around the world. Here are four facts about blindness around the world – you may find them surprising!
Incorporating mental health as part of our care for people with Neglected Tropical Diseases
Wednesday, 7th October, 2020Find out moreOn 7th October, the World Health Organisation will launch the guide; ‘Mental health and neglected tropical diseases: towards a person-centred approach’. CBM are proud to have supported this manual and…
World Blind Union report shares experiences of blind and visually impaired people during Covid-19
Friday, 2nd October, 2020Find out moreOn 4 September, the World Blind Union launched Amplifying Voices: our Lives, Our Say, a report sharing the experiences of blind and partially sighted people during the Covid-19 pandemic. The report is based on a survey of 853 blind and…
The Mind Skin Link: new project will improve mental health and tackle stigma for people with Neglected Tropical Diseases
Tuesday, 8th September, 2020Find out moreA new project in Nigeria will help to improve mental health support for people living with diseases like leprosy and lymphatic filariasis. Many people living with these conditions experience poor mental wellbeing…
Supporting organisations in the Global South to challenge mental health stigma
Tuesday, 1st September, 2020Find out moreToday, CBM, Time to Change Global and our partners are launching Conversations Change Lives – a global anti-stigma toolkit – to support organisations in the Global South to combat stigma around mental health in their communities.
World Humanitarian Day: Making Humanitarian Action Inclusive
Wednesday, 19th August, 2020Find out moreThis World Humanitarian Day, learn more about CBM’s inclusive humanitarian response and how we’re working alongside people with disabilities and Disabled People’s Organisations to ensure no one is left behind during the Coronavirus pandemic
Adapting mental health projects to COVID-19
Thursday, 23rd July, 2020Find out moreA new report from CBM’s partner Ember reinforces the need to listen and learn from community mental health organisations when responding to crises like COVID-19.
Disability and climate change report – it’s time to act
Friday, 17th July, 2020Find out moreThe need for a disability-inclusive approach to climate change is at a now or never moment, according to a new CBM report.
Covid-19 response: world update
Tuesday, 14th July, 2020Find out moreAs the rate of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in the developing world, ensuring no-one is left behind is vital in CBM and partners’ relief efforts. Your ongoing support has meant we can do more in Africa and Asia to reach…
CBM UK urges Government to ensure the poorest and most marginalised continue to get a look in
Thursday, 25th June, 2020Find out moreCBM UK has grave concerns that the UK’s recent progress to include the world’s most marginalised and excluded people will be reversed through the new foreign affairs strategy and the dissolution of the Department for International…