World Health Assembly
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 Vision for everyone: accelerating action to achieve the sustainable development goals — 23-Jul-21 1- Ensure access to eyecare services 2- Include persons with disabilities including those with visual impairment
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 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 – 28-May-75 1- Continue the previous efforts
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 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…
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 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 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…
