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  1. 1 hour ago

    Take a look at our guidance for including people with in responses to the pandemic.

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  2. 5 hours ago

    “I want to work hard to see a world free from trachoma.” We are so proud to work with dedicated sight-savers like who knows from first-hand experience that it's possible to eliminate preventable disease 💪

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  3. 8 hours ago

    Are your little ones stuck for something to do this weekend? Download these illustrations, colour them in, and tweet us your works of art 🎨 We’ll retweet our favourites!

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  4. 12 hours ago

    Our Trachoma in Turkana film reached the top 15 (out of 1,200) for its category in 's film festival! 🎥

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  5. May 22

    People with are some of the hardest hit by the pandemic. Governments are not meeting the needs of people with disabilities, and disability rights are being undermined. Will you join us in calling on them to take action?

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  6. May 22

    Last week, we wrapped up our series. We’ve loved sharing facts from some of the countries we work in – but now we need to ask for your help.

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  7. May 22

    Need information on inclusion? Our guide can help to develop disability-inclusive responses to the pandemic.

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  8. May 22

    "Working with Silvia has been nice company. I think we'll stay friends after completing the surveys.” We love that mapping brought these two together! Thanks to funding we continue the fight to

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  9. May 22

    How do you wash your hands when you have a prosthetic arm? Our colleague and shows us how it’s done! 🧼👏

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    May 22

    message from Vikki 👇 In order to ... we must stand together with the most vulnerable in society 💙

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    May 21

    “My passion in trachoma elimination is about saving the sight of people and ensuring that people don’t fall into the cycle of poverty due to this avoidable blinding disease.” Dr Agatha Aboe shares her story with . Read it here:

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  12. May 22

    How many of these did you know about ? ✋

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    May 21

    Here are some of the resources has produced and supported 👇

    Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day ()! ♿️ If you are working in 🌍, here's a short thread of resources produced/supported by . I hope they will be useful to promote the of people with in your work.
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  14. May 21

    We are all responding to the outbreak of . The pandemic is exposing the need to develop more resilient health systems. It is also impacting the lives of people with greatly. Here's our guide on making sure we .

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  15. May 21

    This is such an important message👇

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    "Viruses don't discriminate. People do. End disability discrimination now." Read more about & end-discrimination NOW campaign:
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  16. May 21

    “We need to have women coming together to make sure that we fight this terrible disease.”

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    May 21

    For people with disabilities creates new challenges. It is important to ensure: ℹ️ accessible information 👩‍⚕️ accessible healthcare 🏥 access to services on equal basis The EU supports the of services and products. Check

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  18. May 21

    We share the same 🌍 We share the same rights. Let’s join together and make sure persons with disabilities are not discriminated against in the response.

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  19. May 21

    Check out our top 15 film showcasing work reaching remote communities in Turkana county, 👀🎥

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    May 21

    Are you a or professional looking for advice on how to make your work more this ? Check out Digital and Design team's guide

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