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Having the right people in the right place is the cornerstone to any successful eye health programme. Human resources for eye health (HReH) is a key building block underpinning any health system. Addressing the problem of having too few qualified eye health workers and poor distribution of those qualified health workers is one of the greatest challenges to meeting the goal of Universal Eye Health. In recognition of this IAPB established a committee in 2003 to look into how best IAPB and its members could coordinate efforts to address this problem more effectively.
The HReH committee has recently reviewed its terms of reference and has evolved into a working group with a focussed approach reflecting the areas of human resources development where it is believed it can add value. The new terms of reference are attached here.
The two priority areas the group will be concentrating their efforts around are:
The group draws on members from the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO), World Council of Optometry (WCO), Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO), the regional HReH work groups, and where required experts in curriculum development and training will be co opted to the group.
The “Allied Ophthalmic Personnel Training the Trainers Curriculum” provides resources necessary to educate trainers of AOP to be effective educators. It highlights a list of competencies believed to be important for trainers of AOP.
The Resources for Allied Ophthalmic Personnel is a list in progress, to which more additions will be made.
For more information on the HReH Working Group please email us.
Key Documents
Global Human Resource Development Assessment for Comprehensive Eye Care – June 2006
Human Resources for Eye Health Working Group Terms of Reference
The IAPB School Eye Health Workgroup has released these guidelines to help deliver standardised comprehensive eye health services to more than 700 million children attending schools around the world.
Inclusiveness and Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities
The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings.
The 2023 Annual Report of CBM's eye care work across its programmes. Inclusive, comprehensive and integrated- CBM's Eye Health Initiative reports on it latest work in eye health.
This guidance aims to facilitate the monitoring of both eye and ear care services through presenting a set of core facility indicators along with considerations for analysis and use of routine health information
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) have collaborated to produce a report on Eye Health and the World of Work
This report was authored by the Deloitte Center for Health Economics working with Roche and IAPB
ROP related blindness can be prevented by improving comprehensive preterm care and screening at appropriate time.
Exploring the Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Ocular Surface - A Review of Risk Factors
This PDF document from IAPB's Climate Action Work Group debunks five prevalent myths about climate action and eye care.
Interventions To Slow The Progression Of Myopia
