The Elevate pillar of the 2030 In Sight strategy calls us to embed vision as a fundamental, economic, social and development issue. How can we can do this?
Unlock political will and financing.
Set new targets and hold government to account for reaching them.
Leverage school and education settings.
Target employers.
Embrace the full Sustainable Development framework.
The global eye health sector has a unique opportunity to unite and speak with one voice, to strengthen gender equity in our organisations and programmes collectively.
There remains a significant funding gap to support access to eye health services, but there is also a high return on investment due to lost productivity.