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A long standing IAPB Group C member, OneSight, opted to become a Group B member. We also started 2019 by welcoming three new Group C members: Clearly, Global Vision 2020 and Hawaiian Eye Foundation.
Singapore announced as the venue for Global Assembly
IAPB will be hosting its Global Assembly in Singapore with SERI from October 12-14, 2020.
Release of WHO Core Competencies
After a rigorous consultation process in which IAPB and many members took part, WHO AFRO has released core competencies for cadres that constitute the professional eye health team.
Launch of the World Glaucoma Week Campaign
For World Glaucoma Week IAPB partnered with international organisations and experts in glaucoma care with its “Focus On: Glaucoma” campaign which included a lecture at the London school, 4 webinars and a series of blogposts.
International Women’s Day 2019
This International Women’s Day the IAPB Gender Equity Work Group came together to showcase six women from different parts of the world making a difference to eye health, despite social and cultural barriers.
IAPB Board of Trustees Meet in Geneva
The IAPB Board of Trustees met in Geneva to discuss all things IAPB and to participate in a joint meeting with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the World Report on Vision.
Allergan, Sightsavers and IAPB announced a unique joint initiative – “Keep Sight’”– to prevent glaucoma-related vision loss by building healthcare capacity in low and middle-income countries with the highest unmet need.
This International Nurses’ Day we highlighted stories from across the membership.
To celebrate China National Sight Day, we took Shanghai Eye Disease Prevention and Treatment Center’s mascot Big Eye traveling.
Good progress towards trachoma elimination
The number of people at risk of trachoma has fallen from 1.5 billion in 2002 to just over 142 million in 2019, a reduction of 91%.
Launch of IAPB Membership Values
In September 2018, the IAPB Executive Committee actioned a Sub-Committee to put together IAPB’s Membership Values. “The values underpin our shared purpose and set out the principles which will govern and inform the way we work to achieve our goal of eye health for all”.
Launch of #Vision First plus 5 years of our photo competition
We launched our 5th World Sight Day photo competition with support from Bayer.
High Level Political Forum at UN
The UN Friends of Vision also met during this pivotal meeting.
WHO organizes web consultations
As part of the WHO reform processes, including the transformation agenda, the WHO requested a web consultation with non-State actors to be organized to hear their views and proposals regarding their participation in WHO governance including governing body meetings.
Consultation on Global report on effective access to assistive technology
Vision was repeatedly referred to as an area of greatest need at the meeting.
Launch of World Report on Vision
This long-awaited and crucial report was launched prior to World Sight Day.
The new phase contains thematic information besides details of where members work and are based.
The IAPB Gender Equity Work Group has developed a toolkit that synthesises practice, guidelines and resources to help deliver eye health programmes that are gender sensitive, gender responsive and/or gender transformative.
Launch of World Report on Vision at UN & Screenings
The World Report on Vision was launched at the UN Headquarters on the 19th. This was followed by screenings for 500 UN Ambassadors and employees in the UN Lobby on 21st November.
South- East Asia Eye Health Expert’s meeting in Kathmandu
More than 40 regional eye health experts came together to discuss the Word Report on Vision, future priorities and more…
Vanuatu has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem.
