National prevention of blindness programmes.
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A: A key part of VISION 2020 is devolving decision making and planning to district level — the idea of planning services for units of one million people. Generally, when we have tried to plan for larger populations, we have not been successful. This has led some people to question whether national prevention of blindness programmes have any role in VISION 2020. Well managed national programmes can play a major part in implementing VISION 2020. However, ineffective programmes risk becoming irrelevant as the focus of activity will inevitably shift to the districts.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Community eye health
دوره 13 36 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000