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Source: VCA Catalogue of key eye health In order to assess trends in the prevalence and causes of visual impairment, including blindness, to measure progress made by Member States in preventing visual impairment, including blindness, and to monitor implementation of the Global Action Plan 2014-2019 for a universal eye health, a set of core process…
Source: VCA WHO Rehabilitation Guide for Action The development and field testing of this resource was coordinated by Pauline Kleinitz, Rehabilitation Programme, WHO, with the support of Alarcos Cieza, Coordinator for Vision, Hearing, Rehabilitation, Disability, Department for Management of Noncommunicable Diseases, Disability, Violence and Injury Prevention, WHO.
Source: VCA Primary Eye Care Training Manual The purpose of this manual released by the WHO Regional Office for Africa is to provide guidance in the design, implementation and evaluation of a course that aims to build and strengthen the capacity of health personnel to manage eye patients at primary-level health facilities in the African…
Source: VCA WHO International Consensus Conference on Vision Rehabilitation Standards This document is the outcome of a consultative process to elaborate international standards on vision rehabilitation. The process, which began in 2014, culminated in the International Consensus Conference on Vision rehabilitation, Rome (Italy) 9 – 12 December 2015.
Source: VCA The Impact of Myopia and high Myopia Report of the Joint World Health Organization–Brien Holden Vision Institute Global Scientific Meeting on Myopia – University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 16–18 March 2015
Source: VCA Investing in eye health: securing the support of decision-makers Investing in eye health: securing the support of decision-makers
Source: VCA WHO Global Action Plan 2014-2019 The global action plan 2014–2019 (GAP ) aims to reduce avoidable visual impairment as a global public health problem and to secure access to rehabilitation services for the visually impaired.
Source: VCA Strategies for the prevention of blindness in national programmes : a primary health care approach, 2nd ed the book will continue to be widely used in planning and developing national programs for prevention of blindness
Source: VCA VISION 2020 Action Plan 2006-2011 The global initiative known as ‘VISION 2020: the Right to Sight’ is an established partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
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.
