![]() VISION 2020 has three key objectives: 1) the control of diseases that affect eye health 2) the development of human resources and 3) the provision of appropriate technology and infrastructure. ![]() VISION 2020 aims to build comprehensive and sustainable eye health systems by integrating existing health services and ensuring high quality universal eye care. This global initiative was created to eliminate causes of avoidable blindness by the year 2020. On 18 February 1999, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) launched The WHO World Report on Vision provides a strategic path to achieve sustainable eye health systems and universal eye health coverage. Health department in collaboration with Sightsavers as part of The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust Trachoma Initiative, with support from UK Aid. Women in Napak, Uganda, after trichiasis surgery at a camp set up by the local Serge Resnikoff Immediate Past Chair: International Coalition for Trachoma Control, Lisbon, Portugal. Peter Holland Chief Executive: International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, London, UK.
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