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IAPB Blog is home to ideas, policy positions, findings, and stories that provides the context for eye health policy and practice. The views, ideas, technologies or policy positions in these blog posts belong to the authors and do not necessarily describe IAPB's position or views on these matters.

02.03.2021

IAPB Taskforce on COVID-19 & Eye Care Services

Jude Stern / Holly Aindow

The IAPB COVID-19 taskforce was formed in June 2020 to support and offer guidance on eye care advocacy, programmes, and services in the context of and as we emerge from the pandemic.

  • COVID-19
GBD Region Map of Prevalence of Vision Loss

24.02.2021

Why the Vision Atlas?

Jude Stern

  • IAPB Vision Atlas,
  • World Health Assembly Resolution
WSD20-Activities-cover

24.02.2021

World Sight Day events Spreading Hope In Sight

Saloni Nagpaul

  • World Sight Day,
  • World Sight Day 2020

24.02.2021

Making 2021 a Turning Point for Vision Health & Aging

Mike Hodin

Why the intersection of vision health and population aging opens a key opportunity to achieve health goals.

  • IAPB Vision Atlas
Tea leaf picking © Sarah Day Photography

24.02.2021

Addressing avoidable vision loss will make the world more equal – The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020 is published

Matthew Burton

The Lancet Global Commission on Global Eye Health is published.

  • The Lancet Global Commission on Global Eye Health,
  • VISION 2020,
  • Vision Loss Expert Group,
  • World Report on Vision
School eye screening

24.02.2021

The Vision Atlas – a powerful advocacy tool

Jessica Crofts-Lawrence

  • IAPB Vision Atlas,
  • Integrated people-centred eye care,
  • Sustainable Development Goals,
  • Universal Health Coverage
Indigenous Eye Health – In Conversation: Shaun Tatipata with Karl Briscoe

08.02.2021

Indigenous Eye Health – In Conversation: Shaun Tatipata with Karl Briscoe

Shaun Tatipata

  • Australia,
  • Indigenous Eye Health,
  • The Fred Hollows Foundation
Pointing at echart

05.02.2021

Collaborating for knowledge sharing – The BP Eye Foundation

Sanjib Kumar Upadhyay

Why the BP Eye Foundation joined IAPB and what they stand for.

  • Nepal
A screen shot of a decribed picture - MOH corona awarness

05.02.2021

KKESH makes inclusive COVID-19 materials

Suha AlMusa

KKESH makes inclusive COVID-19 materials

  • COVID-19,
  • King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital,
  • Saudi Arabia
Mission Map

05.02.2021

IAPB’s Wellbeing Initiative

Holly Aindow

IAPB’s Wellbeing Initiative for its employees.

Yuddha speaking at ceremony

28.01.2021

Nepal Felicitates the Awardees of IAPB Vision Excellence Awards

Yuddha Dhoj Sapkota

Three veteran ophthalmologists of Nepal who got the Vision Excellence Awards were felicitated.

  • Nepal,
  • VISION 2020,
  • Vision Excellence Awards
VISION 2020: WHO projections with and without Vision 2020

13.01.2021

VISION 2020: The Right to Sight initiative – A slide-deck

Victoria Sheffield

  • VISION 2020