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IAPB Blog is home to ideas, policy positions, findings, and stories that provides the context for eye health policy and practice. The views, ideas, technologies or policy positions in these blog posts belong to the authors and do not necessarily describe IAPB's position or views on these matters.
IAPB

24.05.2026

Nairobi is Ready: A Global Welcome to 2030 In Sight Live

Simon Day / Kristine Nyabera

  • 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE Kenya,
  • Africa

24.05.2026

Restoring Sight in Mudan Township

Yu-Ping Wu / Evelyn Huang

  • Child Eye Health,
  • elderly,
  • Free Camp,
  • Love Your Eyes,
  • Prevent Blindness,
  • Rural,
  • screening,
  • Taiwan,
  • Taiwan Prevention Blindness Foundation
Member Story

24.05.2026

Driving Equity in Vision Care: OCI’s Q1 2026 Highlights

Lakshmi Shinde / Paula Mukherjee / Swetha S

  • OCI,
  • Optometry Confederation of India
Member Story

24.05.2026

Balancing Purpose and Performance: The Sankara Eye Foundation, India Model for Sustainable Eye Care Excellence

Bharath Balasubramaniam

  • Balanced Scorecard,
  • Sankara Eye Foundation India,
  • SEFI,
  • Sustainable Eye Care
Member Story

22.05.2026

Global Accessibility Awareness Day: Why Disability Inclusion Matters in Eye Health

Lisa Johnson, Co-chair of IAPB Disability Inclusion Member Engagement Group

  • 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE,
  • disability inclusion,
  • eye health,
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Member Story
When Women Lead, Communities See Clearly

21.05.2026

When Women Lead, Communities See Clearly

Harshada Kale / Swetha Saravanan / Paula Mukherjee / Lakshmi Shinde / Uma Narayanan

  • community eye health,
  • digital eye strain,
  • Eye Health Awareness,
  • Health Education,
  • India,
  • OCI,
  • Optometry,
  • Preventive Eye Care,
  • Primary eye care,
  • Universal Health Coverage,
  • Vision Impairment Prevention,
  • Women In Health,
  • Women Leaders,
  • Workforce Development,
  • Workplace Wellness

20.05.2026

Climate-resilient, gender-responsive eye care: why we need an integrated approach now

Ben Murphy / Sumrana Yasmin / Jennifer Pitter-López

  • Climate Action,
  • Climate Action Working Group,
  • MEG,
  • Member Engagement Group.
IAPB
WHA 79

12.05.2026

Building Political Momentum for Eye Health at the 79th World Health Assembly: Join Us on the Roadmap to the Global Summit for Eye Health

Junu Shrestha

  • 79th World Health Assembly,
  • Advocate,
  • eyecareforall,
  • Global Summit for Eye Health,
  • Universal health

01.05.2026

Nairobi Is Our Moment — Why Africa Must Be in the Room

Simon Day

  • 2030 IN SIGHT LIVE Kenya

24.04.2026

Papua New Guinea: Leading the Way on Eye Health

Fabrizio D'Esposito

  • Development,
  • Gender Equity,
  • Global Summit for Eye Health,
  • Health Policy,
  • Inclusion,
  • Pacific Health,
  • Papua New Guinea,
  • Partnerships,
  • Private Sector,
  • SDGs,
  • systems change,
  • Western Pacific,
  • Women In Health