The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign
In the first 12 years of VISION 2020 sound programmatic approaches have been developed that are capable of delivering equitable eye health services to even the most remote and impoverished communities. A body of evidence around the economic arguments for investment in eye health has been developed t...
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| description | In the first 12 years of VISION 2020 sound programmatic approaches have been developed that are capable of delivering equitable eye health services to even the most remote and impoverished communities. A body of evidence around the economic arguments for investment in eye health has been developed that has fuelled successful advocacy work resulting in supportive high level policy statements. More than a 100 national plans to achieve the elimination of avoidable blindness have been developed and some notable contributions made from the corporate and government sectors to resource eye health programs. Good progress has been made to control infectious blinding diseases and at the very least there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that the global increase in the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment has been reversed in recent years, despite the ever increasing and more elderly global population. However if we are to achieve the goal of VISION 2020 we require a considerable scaling up of current efforts-this will depend on our future success in two key areas: i) Successful advocacy and engagement at individual country level to secure significantly enhanced national government commitment to financing their own VISION 2020 plans.ii) A new approach to VISION 2020 thinking that integrates eye health into health system development and develops new partnerships with wider health development initiatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27fdb9cd8e154fbfb0e29e56bd7e575c2022-12-21T17:56:51ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892012-01-0160538038610.4103/0301-4738.100531The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaignPeter AcklandIn the first 12 years of VISION 2020 sound programmatic approaches have been developed that are capable of delivering equitable eye health services to even the most remote and impoverished communities. A body of evidence around the economic arguments for investment in eye health has been developed that has fuelled successful advocacy work resulting in supportive high level policy statements. More than a 100 national plans to achieve the elimination of avoidable blindness have been developed and some notable contributions made from the corporate and government sectors to resource eye health programs. Good progress has been made to control infectious blinding diseases and at the very least there is anecdotal evidence to suggest that the global increase in the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment has been reversed in recent years, despite the ever increasing and more elderly global population. However if we are to achieve the goal of VISION 2020 we require a considerable scaling up of current efforts-this will depend on our future success in two key areas: i) Successful advocacy and engagement at individual country level to secure significantly enhanced national government commitment to financing their own VISION 2020 plans.ii) A new approach to VISION 2020 thinking that integrates eye health into health system development and develops new partnerships with wider health development initiatives.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2012;volume=60;issue=5;spage=380;epage=386;aulast=AcklandDiabetes-related blindnessdiabetic retinopathykey informantrapid assessment of avoidable blindnessretinopathy of prematuritytele-ophthalmologyBlindnessdisabilityequityhealth economicshealth policyhealth and developmentsocial exclusionCommunity eye healthprevention of blindnessophthalmogical residencyVISION 2020Visual impairmentblindnessinequalitysocial classincomeeducational statusgender and ethnic groupsAdvocacyeffective service deliveryenabling environmentstakeholdersresourcesAvoidable blindness and visual impairmentimpactscaling upVISION 2020 |
| spellingShingle | Peter Ackland The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Diabetes-related blindness diabetic retinopathy key informant rapid assessment of avoidable blindness retinopathy of prematurity tele-ophthalmology Blindness disability equity health economics health policy health and development social exclusion Community eye health prevention of blindness ophthalmogical residency VISION 2020 Visual impairment blindness inequality social class income educational status gender and ethnic groups Advocacy effective service delivery enabling environment stakeholders resources Avoidable blindness and visual impairment impact scaling up VISION 2020 |
| title | The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign |
| title_full | The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign |
| title_fullStr | The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign |
| title_full_unstemmed | The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign |
| title_short | The accomplishments of the global initiative VISION 2020: The Right to Sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign |
| title_sort | accomplishments of the global initiative vision 2020 the right to sight and the focus for the next 8 years of the campaign |
| topic | Diabetes-related blindness diabetic retinopathy key informant rapid assessment of avoidable blindness retinopathy of prematurity tele-ophthalmology Blindness disability equity health economics health policy health and development social exclusion Community eye health prevention of blindness ophthalmogical residency VISION 2020 Visual impairment blindness inequality social class income educational status gender and ethnic groups Advocacy effective service delivery enabling environment stakeholders resources Avoidable blindness and visual impairment impact scaling up VISION 2020 |
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