Vision 2020 - World Health Organization
Vision 2020 - World Health Organization
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ANNEX V IMPLEMENTATION OF VISION <strong>2020</strong> OBJECTIVES BY WHO REGION AT DECEMBER 2006<br />
ANNEX V.<br />
IMPLEMENTATION OF VISION <strong>2020</strong> OBJECTIVES<br />
BY WHO REGION AT DECEMBER 2006<br />
Please note: The information in this table was provided by VISION <strong>2020</strong> contact persons in country and regional offi ces<br />
and is based on their best available estimates.<br />
Region Country Signed a National<br />
committee b Workshop c National<br />
plan d<br />
Cataract<br />
surgical rate e<br />
African Algeria No No No Yes<br />
Angola Yes Yes No No 101<br />
Benin No No Yes Yes 357<br />
Botswana No No Yes Yes 1637<br />
Burkina Faso Yes Yes Yes Yes 265<br />
Burundi No No Yes Yes 135<br />
Cameroon Yes Yes Yes Yes 704<br />
Cape Verde No No Yes Yes 620<br />
Central African<br />
Republic<br />
Yes No Yes Yes 120<br />
Chad Yes No Yes No 176<br />
Comoros Yes No No Yes 300<br />
Congo Yes No Yes Yes 200<br />
Côte d’Ivoire Yes No No No 275<br />
Democratic Republic of the<br />
Congo<br />
Yes Yes Yes Yes 78<br />
Equatorial Guinea No No No No 95<br />
Eritrea Yes Yes Yes Yes 1132<br />
Ethiopia Yes Yes Yes Yes 360<br />
Gabon Yes Yes Yes Yes 200<br />
Gambia Yes Yes Yes Yes 1440<br />
Ghana Yes Yes Yes Yes 519<br />
Guinea Yes Yes Yes Yes 352<br />
Guinea-Bissau No Yes Yes 433<br />
Kenya Yes Yes Yes Yes 575<br />
Lesotho No Yes No 380<br />
Liberia Yes Yes Yes Yes 81<br />
Madagascar Yes No Yes Yes 387<br />
Malawi Yes Yes Yes Yes 473<br />
Mali Yes Yes Yes Yes 637<br />
Mauritania Yes Yes Yes No 1833<br />
Mauritius No No No No 2687<br />
Mozambique Yes No Yes Yes 185<br />
Namibia Yes No Yes Yes 1880<br />
Niger Yes Yes Yes Yes 335<br />
Nigeria Yes Yes Yes Yes 333<br />
Rwanda Yes Yes Yes Yes 131<br />
Sao Tome and<br />
Principe<br />
Yes No Yes Yes 848<br />
Senegal Yes Yes Yes Yes 697<br />
Seychelles No No No No 4912<br />
Sierra Leone No No No Yes 765<br />
South Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes 630<br />
Swaziland No Yes No 210<br />
Togo No Yes Yes Yes 464<br />
Uganda Yes Yes Yes Yes 331<br />
United Republic<br />
of Tanzania<br />
Yes Yes Yes Yes 543<br />
Zambia Yes Yes Yes Yes 518<br />
Zimbabwe Yes No Yes Yes 448<br />
Blanks, no information available<br />
a<br />
Signed the VISION <strong>2020</strong> Global Declaration by December 2006 (WHO/PBL and IAPB data)<br />
b<br />
Formed a VISION <strong>2020</strong> national committee or prevention of blindness committee by December 2006 (WHO/PBL and IAPB data)<br />
c<br />
Participated in a VISION <strong>2020</strong> workshop by December 2006 (WHO/PBL and IAPB data)<br />
d<br />
Drafted a VISION <strong>2020</strong> national plan by December 2006(WHO/PBL and IAPB data)<br />
e<br />
Cataract surgical rate (number of cataract operations performed per million population within 1 calendar year) (WHO/PBL and IAPB data)<br />
83