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Six months after Hurricane Matthew devastated parts of Haiti on 4th October 2016, CBM UK CEO Kirsty Smith has just returned from a week spent surveying the damage and visiting projects helping some of those worst hit by the disaster.

A new survey of disability in Guatemala has shown that over 30% of households in the central American country include someone living with a…

As part of World Glaucoma Week (12-18 March) CBM’s pioneering glaucoma treatment trial in Tanzania has been highlighted by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

CBM is working with our partners in Madagascar to help people with disabilities affected by Cyclone Enawo, which hit the country on 7th March. Heavy winds, floods and landslides left five people dead and forced thousands to flee…

A new paper published on 1st March, looking at cataract surgery across 20 low and middle income countries has found that only about half the people living with vision loss because of cataract surgery receive the operation they need to resto

On the 7th February CBM ran a workshop for agencies in Scotland to show how people with disabilities can be included in humanitarian response. The session introduced agencies to CBM’s vital and innovative new mobile app, the Humanitarian Ha

CBM is joining with partners to celebrate the huge progress made in tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) such as River Blindness and Trachoma. In 2015, a billion people worldwide received treatment for NTDs, a 20% increase in 2 years

A recent publication by CBM, launched at the European Parliament, sets out the economic case for disability-inclusion…

Three months after Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti on 4th October 2016, CBM is helping people with disabilities to rebuild their lives and livelihoods…