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 Specific objectives
Specific strategies
Priority areas of activities Specific objectives
To assist countries of the Region to develop
sustainable models of eye care delivery systems that are able to provide promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative
services to all citizens.
To assist Member Countries in building
national capacity for prevention and control of blindness and specifically,
to assist them to eliminate avoidable blindness from major causes (Cataract,
Childhood blindness, Refractive errors and Corneal blindness) by the year
2020
Specific strategies
The
essential elements of the strategy consist of development of integrated
approach for disease control, human resource development as well as
infrastructure and technology development at various levels of health system.
Advocacy for promoting Vision 2020 by strengthening information base at
various levels of health functionaries for formulation of policies and
strategies in support of Vision 2020.
Development of A Regional Strategy And Plan of
Action:
Strengthening Human Resources for Health
Strengthening Infrastructure Development and
Technology:
Reduction of Disease Burden
Resource Mobilization
Evidence for Information and policy
Strengthening PBL at SEARO
Initiation of Vision 2020 activities in the
countries:
Priority areas of activities
Dissemination and Advocacy
Development of Regional Strategies and Plans
of Action
 Organize an Inter country Consultation to
develop a regional strategy and plan of action and support national launches
of vision 2020 and revision of National plans
Constitute a Regional Coordinating Group
consisting of NGOs, IAPB and WHO
Strengthening health manpower
Review ophthalmic curricula with a view to reorientate education of ophthalmologists to goals of
Vision 2020 and improve teaching of Ophthalmology in graduate medical and
nursing education programmes.
Training of eye health care manager, and
training of primary health care workers for eye care and school teachers for
visual screening of school children and enhancement of paramedical ophthalmic
workforce
Institutional capacity building for enhancing
training of ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses and allied health personnel
for eye care, including paediatric eye care.
Training of ophthalmic instrument maintenance
technicians.
Strengthening infrastructure development and
technology
Assessment to determine capacity of existing
infrastructure, its level of utilization and barriers to utilization support
operational researches
Development/Adaptation of country- specific
appropriate infrastructure based on currently available several
cost-effective models in the Region
Strengthening Eye banking in SEAR
Develop guidelines for acquiring good quality,
cost-effective and appropriate equipment
Promote manufacture or bulk purchase of low
cost spectacles, low vision devices and pharmaceuticals and surgical
consumables.
Reduction of disease burden
Support cataract prevention intervention and
improve cataract surgical services Coordinate primary prevention of vitamin A
deficiency and rubella cataract with nutrition and immunization
programmes
Training of paediatric
eye care team to deal with surgical causes of childhood blindness
School Screening programmes for early
detection and correction of visual defects
Development of strategy for prevention of
blindness from ocular trauma and corneal ulcer, ophthalmia
neonatorum, trachoma (SAFE strategy) through PHC
approach
Promote manufacturing Low cost spectacles and
Low vision devices and creation of facilities for refractive services at
secondary centers
Mobilization of resources
Evidence for information and policy
Development of database on blindness and
visual impairment and on human resources, infrastructure and Technology
Establishing a Web site on Vision 2020 SEAR
Strengthening PBL structure in SEAR
Establish posts and appropriate staffing for
PBL at the Regional Office
Establish Regional Coordination Group with
IAPB and NGOs
Establish In-house Task Force/Advisory
Committee for Vision 2020
Support countries constituting or reorganizing
National committees for prevention of blindness
Support development of National plans with new
goals and targets, through a process of consultation and consensus
Initiation of Vision 2020 in the countries
Support National Launching of Vision 2020
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