Sunday, July 6, 2008

what is vision 2020 ?...

A world in which no one is needlessly blind and where those with unavoidable vision loss can achieve their full potential.

The overall aim is to eliminate the main causes of avoidable blindness by the year 2020 and to prevent the projected doubling of avoidable vision impairment between 1990 and 2020.

From the outset, it has been clear that the goal of eliminating avoidable blindness by the year 2020 will best be achieved by integrating an equitable, sustainable, comprehensive eye-care system into every national health system. The VISION 2020 initiative is intended to strengthen national health-care systems and facilitate national capacity-building

read more at...


http://www.v2020.org/page.asp?section=000100010009



What Causes Blindness and how does VISION 2020 Fight it?


http://www.v2020.org/page.asp?section=000100010002

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