Vision 2020 - World Health Organization
Vision 2020 - World Health Organization
Vision 2020 - World Health Organization
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CONTENTS<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
iv<br />
Summary<br />
v<br />
1. Avoidable visual impairment—a human, social and developmental issue 1<br />
1.1 Changing patterns 1<br />
1.2 Costs 5<br />
1.3 Projected economic benefi ts of addressing the issue 6<br />
1.4 Achievements and challenges 8<br />
2. Approaches to prevention of visual impairment 9<br />
2.1 Introduction 9<br />
2.2 Disease control and prevention of visual impairment 9<br />
2.3 Human resource development 40<br />
2.4 Infrastructure and technology 49<br />
3. VISION <strong>2020</strong> – working to eliminate avoidable blindness 53<br />
3.1 Mission, aims, goals and objectives 53<br />
3.2 Structure 54<br />
3.3 <strong>World</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Assembly resolutions on prevention of blindness 55<br />
3.4 Implementation of VISION <strong>2020</strong> to date 56<br />
3.5 Strategies and objectives for the period 2006–2008 56<br />
3.6 Coordination at global, regional and national level 60<br />
3.7 Monitoring and impact assessment 60<br />
Annexes<br />
Annex I <strong>World</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Assembly Resolution 56.26 62<br />
Annex II <strong>World</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Assembly Resolution 59.25 63<br />
Annex III The Millennium Development Goals and VISION <strong>2020</strong> 65<br />
Annex IV Revised list of VISION <strong>2020</strong> indicators 70<br />
Annex V Implementation of VISION <strong>2020</strong> objectives by WHO region at December 2006 83<br />
Annex VI Participants and working groups at the VISION <strong>2020</strong> Strategic<br />
Planning Meeting for 2006-2011 87
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