VCA-Lebanon plan 2014 – 2019 Towards Universal eye health: a global action plan 2014 – 2019 – 24-May-13 1- endorse global action plan 2014-2019 on universal eye health Build on previous action plan 2- 80% of all visual impairment can be prevented or cured and 90% of the world’s visually impaired lives in developing countries…
VCA-Lebanon Prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment – 21-May-09 Continue the previous efforts Endorse action plan 2009-2013 for the prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment
VCA-Lebanon Integrated people centered eyecare, including preventable vision impairment and blindness – 31-May-21 1- 40 precentage point increase in effective coverage of refractive error by 2030 (countries with the baseline 60%) 2- 30 percentage point increase in effective coverage of cataract surgery (countries with the baseline (70 %)
VCA-Lebanon Prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment – 27-May-06 1- 32% only of targeted countries had drafted the national vision 2020 plan by august 2005 2- Give propriety to prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment and provide technical support 3- Training all catergories of relevant staff 4- Monitor the progress of the global…
VCA-Lebanon Global elimination of blinding trachoma -16-May-98 1- Blinding trachoma, a serious public health problem among poorest population in 46 endemic countries 2- 146 million of the disease active trachoma cases and six million blinds as result of trachoma 3- Apply new methods for rapid assessment and mapping of blinding trachoma 4- Refine component of…
VCA-Lebanon Prevention of Blindness – 28-May-75 1- Continue the previous efforts
VCA-Lebanon Prevention of Blindness – 25-May-72 1- obtain additional data on visual impairment and blindness and their prevention 2- promote further studies on the most efficient and economical means of preventing blindness 3- assist in educational programs related to blindness and visual impairment including development of ophthalmological departments in medical schools 4- to intensify technical…
VCA-Lebanon Prevention of Blindness – 23-Jul-69 1- undertake a study about all the causes of preventable and curable blindness and to propose activities in this field . 2- collaborate with other NGO’s
VCA-Lebanon Elimination of avoidable blindness – 28-May-03 1- Recognizing 45 million people are blind and 135 million are visually impaired 2- 90% of them living in the poorest countries 3- Significant economic impact on communities and countries 4- Most causes of blindness are avoidable and treatment available in cost-effective of all health interventions 5- Support…
Source: VCA VISION 2020 Global Initiative: 1999 This document was produced following consultations held in Geneva during 1996 and 1997, convened by the WHO Programme for the Prevention of Blindness and Deafness (PBD) at the request of, and with support from, the Task Force of the Partnership Committee of Nongovernmental Development Organizations (An earlier form…
