The purpose of this document is to assist IAPB members leading or supporting a World report on vision country launch.
The document outlines the key steps for delivering a launch; the process for engaging with key stakeholders such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and IAPB; and the desired outcomes and next steps. This document should be read alongside the WHO World report on vision event toolkit.
Greater awareness and increased political will and investment to strengthen eye care globally.
The World Report on Vision seeks to generate greater awareness and increased political will and investment to strengthen eye care globally. The report sets out concrete proposals to address significant challenges in delivering eye care. Its key proposal is to integrate and scale up ‘people-centred eye care’, embedded in health systems and based on strong primary health care.
For the first time, the World Report on Vision begins to capture the global need – including the backlog of people who have yet to be helped, those whose needs have been met, for instance with glasses and contact lenses, and those who still need to interact with the health system and could benefit from rehabilitation.
Gender equality is one of the main principles of the work carried out by Eyes of the World. Faced with the lack of data about gender roles’ effect on eye healthcare for women in Inhambane (Mozambique), Eyes of the World decided to carry out a gender diagnosis. Our goal has been to identify the hindrances that prevent Mozambican women and girls from benefiting from ophthalmological services. We also aim to set an alternative for improvement.
