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The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently introduced the Global Eye Health Target 2030 and the Action Plan for Integrated People-Centered Eye Care in South-East Asia 2022–2030 to ensure equitable access to high-quality eye care for all. Responding to these initiatives, Indonesia has unveiled its own 2025-2030 Roadmap for Vision Health Efforts, designed to align with national health policies and strategies while addressing the country’s unique needs.
Prof. Muhammad Bayu Sasongko, MD., M.Epi., Ph.D., the head of Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Population Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, led the development of this roadmap in close collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Health, IAPB Indonesia, the Center for Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Medicine, Population Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and with support from The Fred Hollows Foundation. Prior to this development, the roadmap developmental team conducted the eye care situasional analysis using the WHO Eye care situational analysis tool (ECSAT).
Contributions came from various sectors, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Ministry of Social Affairs, professional bodies like the Indonesian Ophthalmologist Association (PERDAMI), Provincial Health Offices from five regions across Indonesia, as well as key international organizations such as WHO, the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), and several NGOs.
The 2025-2030 Indonesia Roadmap for Vision Health Efforts was officially launched during the 2024 World Vision Day celebrations in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The roadmap aims to establish equitable, accessible and high-quality eye health services that are needs-oriented for all Indonesians by 2030. This comprehensive approach spans promotive, preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services. At this event, regional roadmaps for West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) and West Java were also introduced, each adapted from the National Roadmap to address local needs.
With this ambitious initiative, Indonesia is taking significant steps toward eliminating avoidable blindness and improving visual health for all Indonesians, further supporting the global aim of achieving equitable and accessible eye care by 2030.
