VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – global cooperation to battle avoidable visual impairment Presentation to understudies: MSc in Community Eye Health
Slide 2The Future?
Slide 3Projected patterns in Global Blindness because of demographic changes to 2020 45 to 76 million (73% expansion) 2000 2010 2020
Slide 4GLOBAL BLINDNESS
Slide 5VISION 2020 Priorities Cataract Refractive Errors and Low Vision AMD and different illnesses Trachoma Vit A Def Oncho'ciasis Diabetic Retinopathy Glaucoma FOCAL DISEASES MORE DIFFICULT TREAT-ABLE ?
Slide 6Without V2020 100 m individuals With V2020 2005 2010 2015 2020
Slide 71999 A Global Initiative to Eliminate Avoidable Blindness W.H.O. what's more, I.A.P.B.
Slide 8VISION 2020 International Activities ADVOCACY WHO/IAPB PLANNING NATIONAL PBL Programs DOING VISION 2020 Centers + COMMUNITY EYE CARE
Slide 9IAPB – Organizational STRUCTURE 7 locales: Africa, N.America, S.America, SE Asia, Europe, Eastern Mediterranean, Western Pacific National Bodies
Slide 10IAPB - MEMBERSHIP Group A: 15 organizations $35Kpa Group B: 12 organizations $10Kpa Group C: 49 organizations $1Kpa Founding Members: 2 organizations WBU and IFOS Corporate/Foundation Members: Patrons: 5 B&L, Zeiss, SCB, Merck, Champalimaud Foundation Sponsors: 1 Alcon
Slide 11IAPB – STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Advocacy Resource Mobilization Communications Program Facilitation
Slide 12IAPB-ADVOCACY WHO Medium Term Strategic Plan Implementation of WHA Resolution Inclusion in national and WHO nation wellbeing arrangements and spending plans Contribution to MDGs
Slide 13RESOURCE Mobilization Foundations and Trusts Corporates OGS Eye Fund
Slide 14Optometry Giving Sight IAPB WCO ICEE Optometrists Patients Optical Companies National Committees V2020 Refractive Error Programs
Slide 15The Eye Fund Financial Institutions (Deutche Bank) IAPB Sustainable Eye Care Programs
Slide 16IAPB - COMMUNICATIONS World Sight Day Member correspondences; bulletins Website Publications Press/Media Industry and expert gatherings
Slide 17IAPB-Program FACILITATION National Plans Selected Country Focus Regional Priorities Disease center Manpower improvement Infrastructure advancement
Slide 18V2020 Model for District Level Eye Care Team Equipment Supplies (£) PATIENTS
Slide 19The Gambia Survey 1986 Blind individuals for every million populace
Slide 20The Gambia 1985 1 ophthal-mologist One unit with 7 beds Little people group work Result: 300 waterfall operations for every year restricted trachoma/vit. A def control
Slide 21The Gambia 1995 2 ophthal-mologists + 2 waterfall specialists Three units each with eye beds Health Education Community Health Work Result: 1800 waterfall operations for every year Active trachoma/vit. A def control
Slide 22The Gambia Survey 1986 & 1996 Overall 40% diminishing in the commonness of visual impairment Blind individuals per million populace
Slide 23The Gambia National Program 1986-1996 Changes TRAINED STAFF Trained 4 waterfall specialists. Prepared eye medical caretakers & group wellbeing laborers. Foundation One eye unit got to be 4 COMMUNITY Public mindfulness through radio. Expanded waterfall operations from 200 to 1800/yr .
Slide 24GLOBAL BLINDNESS BLIND (millions)
Slide 25Trends in Causes of Blindness 11 to 4 million
Slide 26Trends in Causes of Blindness
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