Welcome to VISION 2020: The Right to Sight

IAPB logoVISION 2020 is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, launched jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) with an international membership of NGOs, professional associations, eye care institutions and corporations.World Health Organisation logo
 
VISION 2020 member organisations are working together to eliminate avoidable blindness, to give everyone in the world the Right to Sight.

People Moves and Opportunities

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‘Seeing is Believing’ is the major eye care programme funded by Standard Chartered Bank as part of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight

World Sight Day

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World Sight Day 2008 - World Sight Day 2008 - "Eyes on the Future"
    -- fighting vision impairment in later life --
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World Sight Day 2007 Activities ReportWorld Sight Day 2007 Activities Report
VISION for Children activities and events summaries available online

Forthcoming events

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8TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY of IAPB8TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY of IAPB
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 25-28th August... Online Registration Now Open
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ARVO Clinical Trials CourseARVO Clinical Trials Course
June, Hong Kong (Before World Ophthalmology Congress)
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Planning for VISION 2020, Short CoursePlanning for VISION 2020, Short Course
7th - 11th July, International Centre for Eye Health, London, UK
World Ophthalmology Congress 2008
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The next WOC will be in Hong Kong, 28th June – 2nd July 2008.
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Vision 2008, MontrealVision 2008, Montreal
9th Congress on Low Vision: "Research-Rehabilitation Partnerships"
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António Champalimaud Vision Award 2008António Champalimaud Vision Award 2008
Nominations open for the million Euro award for vision research

News and announcements

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UK Vision StrategyUK Vision Strategy
Setting the direction for eye health and sight loss services in the UK
Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology - Meeting the Needs of Rural Children
KCCO & VISION 2020KCCO & VISION 2020
Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology - working in Rwanda & Beyond
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Trachoma: A Blinding Scourge from the Bronze Age to the Twenty-First CenturyTrachoma: A Blinding Scourge from the Bronze Age to the Twenty-First Century
A new book by HR Taylor
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Boletín de VISIÓN 2020 America LatinaBoletín de VISIÓN 2020 America Latina
Les adjunto el link del correspondiente al mes de marzo 08
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Ophthalmology Times Europe features the work of IAPB members in Bangladesh
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IAPB & leading members attended World Health Organization consultations on NCD strategy.
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V2020 Workshops 2007 Report and Plan for 2008 can now be downloaded
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New CEO for IAPBNew CEO for IAPB
IAPB is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Larry Hansen as its Chief Executive Officer.
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CBM Celebrates 100 YearsCBM Celebrates 100 Years
1908 – 2008, 100 Years of Commitment and Expertise
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VISION 2020 Action PlanVISION 2020 Action Plan
The new Action Plan for the global initiative through to 2011 has now been published
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$50 Million Pledged to Wipe Out African Oncho$50 Million Pledged to Wipe Out African Oncho
World Bank and Merck & Co Inc. announce US $50 million funding initiative