World Health Assembly

Elimination of avoidable blindness – 28-May-03

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…

Integrated people centered eyecare, including preventable vision impairment and blindness 03-Aug-20

VCA-Lebanon Integrated people centered eyecare, including preventable vision impairment and blindness 03-Aug-20 1- Recognizing at lease 2.2 billion people are libing with vision impairment or blindness of whom 1 billion could have been prevented or is yet to be addressed 2- Provide support to implement the recommendations in the world report on vision as part…

Prevention of Blindness – 25-May-72

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…