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The IAPB has revealed the winners of the Young Systems Leaders Awards, recognizing outstanding young professionals dedicated to advancing global eye health and innovative vision care solutions.

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) has launched a new award initiative recognising early career professionals driving change in eye health.

The IAPB has announced the launch of the IAPB Young Systems Leader Awards, a new initiative designed to amplify the voices and empower early-career professionals driving transformative change in eye health.

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) called for entries to its new Young Systems Leader Awards to celebrate ‘professionals who embody critical systems thinking’.

The exhibition, named '2030 IN SIGHT,' offers a perspective of the world as seen by individuals living with preventable vision loss.

As the world prepares to mark World Sight Day, Oct. 12 this week, a photo exhibition 2030 IN SIGHT, supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Friends of Vision and organized by IAPB is being displayed at the United Nations between Oct. 9 - 20.

Global leaders convened in New York to deliberate on the significance of vision worldwide. Currently, over 2.2 billion individuals, accounting for nearly one-third of the global population, live with vision impairment. Among them, 1.1 billion people experience preventable vision loss, and a significant 90 percent of them reside in middle- and lower-income nations.

Lucy Patchett reports on the occupational eye health programme outlined in the Eye Health and the World of Work report ahead of World Sight Day

On the 5th of September, a new report, co-authored by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), was unveiled during a live-streamed event, which featured the presence of representatives from the ILO, IAPB, WHO, and more.

The IAPB is hosting the IAPB World Sight Day 2023 Photo Competition, providing a chance for both amateur and professional photographers to showcase their talents and convey to the world their perspective and the significance of #LoveYourEyes.

A new report developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) was launched on the 5th of September

On the 5th of September, a new report, co-authored by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), was released.