Vision 2020 the right to sight vision 2020 initiated by the international agency for the prevention of blindness iapb and launched jointly with the world health organization who is a global campaign to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. Vision 2020 master presentation ppt visual impairment. Approved by the federal executive council 14 oct 2009 endorsed by the national council of state 08 june 2010 launched by mr. Nigeria is a signatory to vision2020 and has already drawn up a national plan for. A global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness, according to world health organization, refraction errors ranks among top five avoidable blindness. Eye care services, nigeria, service utilization, vision. The vision 2020 youth empowerment and restoration initiative largely supports and underpins the vision 2020 goals of nigeria to become one of the 20 largest economies in the world, a significant player in the global economic and political arena through youth empowerment and industry awareness,leadership,entrepreneurial and vocational skills. It was concluded that although nigeria is well on her way to achieving vision 2020, there has to be some measures taken in the educational sector to align it to the demands of development beyond. Oct 02, 2009 one of the main objectives of vision 2020 is to place nigeria in the top 20 leading economies of the world by the year 2020.
The right to sight is adaptable to different culturessocieties and has demonstrated a potential to increase awareness and a felt need for eye care in poor resource settings. Iapb is the partner of the world health organization who in vision 2020. The conference presented a crucial platform to share experiences, best practices and new innovations in eye care, with the aim of improving the delivery of eye care services in nigeria. Vision 2020 initiative osn ophthalmological society. We argued then that nigeria vision 20 2020 agenda is an attempt by the nigerian ruling class to hoodwink and deceive the. This projection was based on service levels available at the time and the anticipated population growth and ageing across the world. The right to sight india was featured in the bi annual csr magazine of ficci, which is an association of business organizations in india. Then president umaru yaradua was interested in a document that could be the development roadmap for nigeria. The part 1 of the document presents the strategic framework for the plan, which is premised on nigerias vision of becoming the.
Who together with the task force of international non governmental organisations aims to reduce global burden of blindness, and to eliminate preventable blindness by the year 2020 the various ngos involved in this initiative are. Two neighboring states in north western nigeria provide eye care services using different approaches. The vision 2020 initiative seeks to eliminate the main causes of avoidable blindness in order to give all people in the world the right to sight. Vision 2020 the right to sight, is a joint global eye health initiative of the world health organisation who and the international agency for the prevention of blindness iapb launched in 1999, with the goal of eliminating the main causes of preventable and treatable blindness by the year 2020. Blindness and low vision vision 2020 the right to sight in nigeria. Vision 2020 is expected to place nigeria in the comity of one of the developed 20 economies in the world by the year 2020. Raise the profile, among the key audiences, of the causes of avoidable blindness and the solutions that will help to eliminate the problem. The right to sight india across the country observed the world sight day in their unique ways. The right to sight, the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness.
Vision 2020 is a global initiative of the international agency for the prevention of blindness iapb. Eye care services, nigeria, service utilization, vision 2020 date of acceptance. These committees are expected to provide information that will feed into the nv2020 plan. The acronym vission stands for voluntary integrated sight saving initiative of nigeria. My vision of nigeria in four years by goodluck jonathan. V2020 is supported worldwide by governments and health ministries, non. The main working document of the vision 2020 initiative has been the global initiative for elimination of avoidable blindness 2, which outlines the strategic priorities and areas for activity that had been set before the launch of vision 2020. In 2004, he dreamt that nigeria will emerge one of the 20 largest economies of the world in 2025. In focus prevention and treatment of blindness worldwide. This latest plan has an overall vision that restates that of vision 2020.
This catalogue contains ophthalmic resource book materials available in the aravind. Indias vision 2020 was initially a document prepared by nivetha. It was launched on 18 february 1999 by the world health organization together with the more than 20 international nongovernmental organisations involved in eye care and prevention and management of blindness that comprise the international agency for the prevention of. Apr 22, 2016 this idea led to the launch in 1999, of a global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness known as vision 2020. During that time, we will prioritise reaching people and communities who face the greatest barriers to reading and who have a particularly urgent need for highquality, up to date books. Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in. Healthcare safety investigation branch highlights case of woman, 34, losing sight due to delay in seeing nhs consultants published. The first volume volume i contains three main parts. To achieve this objective, nigeria would have to compete with nations like the united states, japan, germany, china, and the united kingdom, which have traditionally maintained the top five ranking of the international. Nigerias quest to join the league of 20 industrialised nations by the year 2020 got a boost on friday, september 25, 2009 as the federal government unveiled a blueprint to attain this objective. The right to sight india is a national initiative with an aim to reduce avoidable visual impairment by year 2020. The vision 2020 youth empowerment and restoration initiative largely supports and underpins the vision 2020 goals of nigeria to become one of the 20 largest economies in the world, a significant player in the global economic and political arena through youth empowerment and industry awareness,leadership,entrepreneurial and vocational skills development. The ophthalmological society of nigeria s strategic plan to preserve and restore vision vision for the future nigeria is a multi. It is just eleven years to the end of the time frame for realizing the.
Pinkvission is an initiative of mass medical mission mmmfocused on achieving the goals of vision 2020. Where books change lives strategy will guide our work until 2020. Eye doctors gather for vision 2020 the right to sight nigeria. The initiative seeks to eliminate the main causes of avoidable blindness in order to give all people in the world, particularly the millions of needlessly blind, the right to sight by the year 2020. V2020 is supported worldwide by governments and health ministries, nongovernmental organizations ngos, eye care professionals, program managers, and industry that together contribute to the planning, development, and. Nigeria experience in development planning has been a failure. Dr bade ogundipe, osn president, said the vision 2020 right to sight was to ensure that everyone had access to promotive, preventive. The part 1 of the document presents the strategic framework for the plan, which is premised on nigeria s vision of becoming the. Raise the profile, among the key audiences, of the causes of. The ophthalmological society of nigerias strategic plan to preserve and restore vision vision for the futurenigeria is a multiyear, flexible and interactive programme. Cataract and vision 2020the right to sight initiative. For more information visit the vision 2020 website.
A world in which nobody is needlessly visually impaired, where those with unavoidable vision loss can achieve their full potential. Trachoma was described in ancient egypt, cataract surgery in india. The right to sight v2020 is a global program that was established in partnership in 1999 by the international agency for the prevention of blindness iapb and the world health organization who with the joint goal to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. A recent effort initiated by the government in realizing national developmental goal in nigeria is the vision20. Department of ophthalmology, rachel eye center, abuja, nigeria. The right to sight is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, a joint programme of the who and iapb. The article on vision 2010 and 2020 in nigeria answers.
The nigeria vision 2020 is a bottomup strategic plan in which each major stakeholder group will prepare its v2020 thoughts and ideas based on the guidelines approved by the national council. His 2020 vision was named fortune magazines best management book of 1991 the most mindbending of the bunch and his influential work future perfect received tom peters book of the decade award in 1989. The plan is further detailed in the book india 2020. We argued then that nigeria vision 20 2020 agenda is an attempt by the nigerian ruling class to hoodwink and deceive the people into believing that the state is. The service utilization rate was however low in the two states. The right to sight, a global initiative being spearheaded by the world health organization and a broad coalition of international, nongovernmental and private organizations aimed at eliminating avoidable blindness by the year 2020. Nigeria s quest to join the league of 20 industrialised nations by the year 2020 got a boost on friday, september 25, 2009 as the federal government unveiled a blueprint to attain this objective. Nigeria s quest to join the league of 20 industrialised nations by the year 2020 got a boost yesterday as the federal government unveiled a blueprint to attain this objective. Pinkvission is an initiative of mass medical mission mmm focused on achieving the goals of vision 2020. Vision 2020 india in ficci newsletter in another advocacy effort, this time reaching out a large number of corporate honchos in the country, a brief introduction about vision 2020. The right to sight, by incorporating preventive eye care into the programmes of mass medical mission and the national cancer prevention programme ncpp.
Magnitude and causes of visual impairmentno cause for complacency. African centre for leadership, strategy and development centre lsd. Technical and financial support from the private sector and development partners. Couching and cataract extraction a clinic based study in northern nigeria. Blindness and visual impairment society the guardian. The right to sight iapbs strategic plan 200912 strategic aim. According to the document, the visioning process involved active participation of a broad spectrum. Jul 07, 2003 the control of blindness in children is a priority within the world health organizations vision 2020 programme. Eye doctors gather for vision 2020 the right to sight. Vision 2020 the right to sight india, delhi, india. The right to sight in the mid 1990s it was projected that the magnitude of global blindness would double, from 38 million in 1990 to 76 million by 2020. Vision 2020 the right to sight eyesight international.
Childhood blindness in the context of vision 2020the right. Blindness, which is now due to become a book, has received the patronage of vision 2020. The 43rd annual general meeting and scientific conference was however looking beyond 2020 to push for a nigeria where everyone has a right to 2020 vision. Vision 2020 the right to sight is a global initiative by the who launched in 1999. Manual for vision 2020 the right to sight workshops. Strategies need to be region specific, based on activities to prevent blindness in the communitythrough measles immunization, health education, and control of vitamin a deficiencyand the provision of tertiarylevel eye care. The objectives of the study were to i estimate the. Sk the technology information, forecasting and assessment council tifac of indias department of science and technology under the chairmanship of a. Abdulhamid 2008 traced the history of the dream to a research conducted by economists at an american investment bank, a fallout of which was a prediction that nigeria would be in the league of 20 top economies by year 2025. Vision 2020 the right to sight india home facebook. Pdf nigeria vision 2020 economic transformation plan. After about nine months of intensive work by over 1,000 experts, the presidency yesterday unfolded the draft vision 20.
Eye health is given greater priority within overall health policy. Oct 12, 2012 the world sight day theme for this year was. To coordinate the initiative, a unique partnership was set up between the world health organization and the international agency for prevention of blindness, iapb. A platform for sharing of knowledge and best practices e xchange of knowledge and sharing best practices across 8 tracks, 7 sessions in each track, and a total of. Eye care services, nigeria, service utilization, vision 2020. Rafferty joined cnib in march 2009 as the organizations eighth president and ceo. Sep 30, 2015 home columns tip of a new dawn nigeria in the year 2030. There will be increased membership drive for osn and strengthening of zonal and state branches.
It also adds a further dimension around universal access to comprehensive eye care services. The right to sight accomplishes its mission as it attains the three major objectives. Causes of blindness and visual impairment in nigeria. Work in progress as at 261009 not for circulation introduction the nv 20. Provide nigerians the opportunity to share their vision for a new nigeria. After about nine months of intensive work by over 1,000 experts, the. Vision 2020 is a global initiative that aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020. More recent information, however, has shown a shift in the causes. The right to sight india and i feel confident a special session was by the management guru, dr n ravichandran, director, iim, indore. Vision 2020 vision 2020 aim the elimination of avoidable blindness by the year 2020. The right to sight is the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness, a joint programme of the world health organization who and the international agency for the prevention of blindness iapb. This is what led federal express, in 1993, to grant him their first visionary of the year award. This manual discusses global blindness and the vision 2020 priority. Nigeria, the prevalence of bilateral blindness is approximately 2%, over half of.