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Congratulations to Dr Redentor Rabino from the Philippines and Professor Dr Asad Aslam Khan from Pakistan, who have been honoured as “Eye Health Heroes” by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

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CBM has been announced as joint winner of the prestigious António Champalimaud Vision Award, together with Sightsavers, for our pioneering work on preventing and alleviating blindness and visual impairment in developing countries.

The Bishop of Basingstoke has urged churches to get involved in Christian Blind Mission Sunday, an opportunity to learn, pray and fundraise to prevent blindness and help people who struggle to see in the world’s poorest places.

Heavy rain has caused devastating floods and mudslides in Sierra Leone, West Africa, leaving at least 400 people dead and more than 3000 homeless. CBM’s partners are on the ground today.

On 19th August, World Humanitarian Day, CBM launches the new mobile app – Humanitarian Hands on Tool (HHOT), a first of its kind, to help people with disabilities access life-saving relief services during emergencies.

A new project to stop the spread of the painful, blinding eye-infection trachoma was launched in Pakistan this week.  CBM will train and support over 3000 community health workers to distribute trachoma medication.

CBM UK Chief Executive Kirsty Smith has been shortlisted for Charity Times’ Charity Principal of the Year award, recognising her vital role in driving our work to transform the lives of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest places

A new paper published estimates that 36 million people worldwide are blind, with the number set to triple over the next four decades .

CBM UK is excited to announce our merger with mental health NGO BasicNeeds UK, thus creating a new strong voice on mental health in development alongside our work in blindness and other forms of disability.