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Source: VCA Protection against exposure to ultraviolet radiation The INTERSUN report, based on a WHO Task Group review with UNEP and ICNIRP, highlights adverse health effects of UV exposure. It calls for more research and educational programs to protect those most exposed to UV radiation.
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…
Source: VCA Global report on assistive technology The Global Report on Assistive Technology offers a way forward through ten key recommendations that call for people_x0002_centered, collaborative and multisectoral actions to make access to assistive technology a reality for all those in need.
Source: VCA WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience The WHO Eye and Vision Care team and a team at ICEH collaborated in a systematic review of published literature and guidelines on newborn eye screening, resulting in the inclusion of newborn eye screening in WHO’s guideline, for the first time.
Source: VCA WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020: progress report on elimination of trachoma, 2020 The number of people at risk from trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, remained stable in 2020 despite disruptions to community-based interventions caused by COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported in its Weekly…
Source: VCA Closing the Leadership Gap: Gender Equity and Leadership in the Global Health and Care Workforce This report is a product of the Global Health Workforce Network’s Gender Equity Hub (GEH), co-chaired by World Health Organization (WHO) and Women in Global Health. The principal author was Ann Keeling (Women in Global Health), under the…
Source: VCA Core competencies for the eye health workforce in the WHO African Region The competencies framework can be used as a guide for self-directed learning, as an advocacy tool, and for assessments. There will also be a broad range of users of the competencies including Educational institutions; Learners of eye health; Professional associations; Licensing…
Source: VCA A Global Strategy on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030 The Strategy supports the achievement of the targets of the 2021-2030 road map on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It sets out the critical role of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for prevention, care and management of NTDs, and the…
Source: VCA Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals A road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021–2030 Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are ancient diseases of poverty that impose a devastating human, social and economic burden on more than 1 billion people worldwide, predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas among the most vulnerable, marginalized…
Source: VCA WHO WEBINAR – WHO’s work building on the World Report on Vision – Questions This is a summary and questions from a WHO webinar – WHO’s work building on the recommendations of the World Report on Vision.
