Africa Champions Vision at the Highest Levels during World Sight Day 2025

Across Africa, World Sight Day 2025 was celebrated with energy and purpose, uniting governments, partners, and communities under one message: eye health is essential for all.

This year’s theme centred on screening parliamentarians and decision-makers, symbolizing leadership in action and emphasizing that vision care starts at the top. In Kenya, parliamentarians and senior officials underwent eye screenings, highlighting the importance of regular checks and policy leadership in advancing national eye health priorities.

In Zambia, eye health stakeholders took to the streets in a colourful procession that culminated in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new eye hospital, officiated by the Minister of Health, a tangible sign of investment in sustainable eye care services.

Meanwhile, in Ghana, the Ghana Health Service led a national celebration focused on “Increasing Access to Quality Eye Care.” The activities included a media launch, public screenings in schools and communities, and over 200 cataract surgeries in partnership with NGOs and the private sector, demonstrating the power of collaboration to improve lives.

Across the region, media engagement was vibrant, with features in national newspapers, radio talk shows, and TV interviews spreading the message far and wide. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, in his World Sight Day message, commended the growing political will among Africa’s leadership and urged continued integration of eye care into health systems through Integrated People-Centred Eye Care (IPEC).

World Sight Day 2025 reinforced that vision is a right, not a privilege, and that collective leadership and investment are key to achieving the 2030 In Sight goals across Africa.