Prevention of Blindness and Visual Impairment

Partnerships

VISON 2020 - The Right to Sight Initiative

A global partnership between WHO and the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) aiming to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020.

GET 2020 - Global Elimination of blinding trachoma by 2020

Coordinating the activities of the WHO Alliance for Global Elimination of Trachoma by the year 2020 (GET 2020), a partnership between WHO, Member States, NGOs, foundations, and industry engaged in the control and elimination of blinding trachoma.


Prevention of childhood blindness

Project on Prevention of Avoidable Childhood Blindness, financially supported by the Lions Clubs International Foundation - SightFirst Initiative.



NGDO Coordination Group for onchocerciasis control

Coordinating the activities of the main international and national NonGovernmental Developmental Organizations (NGDOs) involved in the control of onchocerciasis, mainly in Africa but also in Latin America.

Eye care services operational research

Coordinating operational research funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, to improve the quality of eye care services in Member States.

World Health Organization Collaborating Centres

NGOs in official relations with Prevention of Blindness and Visual Impairment

ACTION PLAN FOR THE PREVENTION OF AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

VISION 2020 is an initiative based on a partnership between WHO and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)

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