Universal Access to Glasses: Promoting Multisectoral Action

Join us in person and online at the 77th World Health Assembly Side Event on May 30, 2024 titled “Universal Access to Glasses: Promoting Multisectoral Action.”

With over 2.2 billion people affected by vision impairment, urgent action is needed. This high-level event, jointly hosted by the Permanent Mission of Malaysia and the Permanent Mission of Nepal, aims to galvanise support, promote collaboration across sectors, and discuss policy recommendations to integrate refractive error services into broader healthcare systems. Featuring keynote addresses, moderated panel discussions, and voices from organisations like IAPB, WHO, ILO and more, let’s work together to ensure universal access to essential eye care.

We will be joined by the following esteemed speakers:

• Peter Holland, Chief Executive Officer, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
• Jennifer Gersbeck, Executive Director – Global Advocacy, The Fred Hollows Foundation
• Dr. Stuart Keel, Technical Officer (Vision and Eye Care Programme), WHO HQ
• Joaquim Pintado Nunes, Chief of the Labour Administration, Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health Branch, Governance and Tripartism Department, International Labour Organisation
• Sumrana Yasmin, Deputy Technical Director for Eye Health, SightSavers
• Stuart Cockerill, Head of LCM for Myopia Management, CooperVision
• Dr. Alarcos Cieza, Unit Head, Sensory Function Disability and Rehabilitation, WHO HQ
• Prof. Dr. Siegfried Wahl, Director ZEISS Vision Science Lab, ZEISS Vision Care & University Tübingen
• Dr. Bente Mikkelsen, Director of Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO HQ
• Representative from the Ministry of Health, Malaysia
• Representative from the Ministry of Health, Nepal