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1、“Vision2020:Therighttosight”Dr.RajeshBabuBMS,FMRF,MSc(CEH)ICEH,LSHTMUKConsultantUveitis&OcularImmunologyOcularEpidemiology&CommunityEyeHealthNarayanaNethralaya,Bangalore“Vision2020:Therighttosight”Anestimated45millionpeopleworldwideareblind.Everyyear,anadditional1-2millionper
2、sonsgoblind.Morethantwo-thirdsofthisblindnessistreatableandpreventable.Amajorityoftheblindliveinthepoorestsectionofthedevelopingworld.Withoutproperinterventionsthenumberofblindwillincreaseto75millionby2020.Restorationofsightisoneofthemostcost-effectiveinterventionsinhealthcar
3、e.IntroductionTheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)andtheInternationalAgencyforthePreventionofBlindnesshavedevelopedaglobalinitiativefortheeliminationofavoidableblindnessbytheyear2020;"Vision2020:therighttosight".“Vision2020:Therighttosight”MinistriesofHealthInternationalNGOsIAPB,U
4、KSightsaversinternational,UKCBM,GermanyORBIS,USAOEU,CanadaEstablished20yearsago,theMECTIZANDonationProgramisthesinglelargest,longeststandingpublic/privatepartnershipofitskindandiswidelyregardedasoneofthemostsuccessfulpublic-privatehealthcollaborationsintheworld.UndertheVISION
5、2020programmeCarlZeisswillbemajorsupporterfortheestablishmentoffivetrainingcentreswithinthenextfiveyears.Thefundswillbeusedfortrainingstaffandequippingthecentre.SeeingisBelievingprogrammehascontributedsubstantiallytotheglobalVISION2020initiative,combiningawareness-creating,vo
6、lunteeringaswellasmillionsofdollarsinfundraisingsupport.Majorcorporatemembers“Vision2020:Therighttosight”Thenameissuggestivebothofthegoal,thepreventionofavoidablevisionlossandblindnessbytheyear2020andthenotionofgoodvision,20/20(6/6)visionasthetarget.FivekeyareasforactionCatar
7、act,Trachoma,Onchocerciasis,Childhoodblindness,Refractiveerrorandlowvision.ThreestrategiesImplementingspecificprogrammestocontrolthemajorcausesofblindness.Creatingadequateeye-carefacilities,particularlyinunderprivilegedareasusingappropriatetechnology.Creatingafoundationofwell
8、-trainedeye-careworkers.Creatingafoundationofwell-trainedeye-carewor