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| April 26, 2013 |
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VISION 2020 Latin America Statistics Map
VISION2020 Latin America has created a map of key statistics and measures from the region that is a model for other parts of the world.
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Advocacy/Vision 2020 Eye Care |
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Central & South America |
| March 29, 2013 |
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New Data on the Value of Sight
Investing in Vision provides compelling evidence of the cost effectiveness of additional investments to strengthen eye health systems. The report was produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and commissioned by The Fred Hollows Foundation, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, CBM, Light for the World, Operation Eyesight Universal, Sightsavers, and others.
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Advocacy/Vision 2020 Eye Care |
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| March 25, 2013 |
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Submit Guidelines for Screening, Assessing, and Treating Diabetic Retinopathy
The International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) is seeking guidelines for screening, assessing, and treating diabetic eye disease. The guidelines will be reviewed as part of a new initiative to reduce worldwide vision loss related to diabetes.
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Advocacy/Vision 2020 ICO Programs and Initiatives International Clinical Guidelines Standards for Eye Care and Vision |
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| January 25, 2013 |
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WHO Builds on the Past with 2014–2019 Global Action Plan
In January 2013, the World Health Organization’s Executive Board supported adoption in May of a new action plan for the prevention of avoidable blindness and visual impairment by the World Health Assembly.
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Advocacy/Vision 2020 |
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| December 31, 2012 |
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Research on the Value of Sight
Report examines the financial burden to countries due to visual loss, and the cost benefit––if any––for countries to take action. The conclusion reached is that eliminating avoidable blindness and visual impairment is a worthy investment.
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Advocacy/Vision 2020 Research |
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