n engl j med 362;18 nejm.org may 6, 201

There is fortunately increasing international awareness of the problem of needless blindness from trachoma and enhanced international cooperation. This is exemplified by the World Health Organization Alliance for the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma by 2020 (GET 2020), the World Health Assembly resolution 51.11, 1998, and the inclusion of trachoma as a priority under the disease control ...

1. Background 1.1. Definition of cataract 1.2. Applied anatomy and physiology 1.3. Diagnosis of Cataract 1.4. Causes of Cataract 1.5. The prevalence of Blindness and Cataract Blindness in Africa 1.6. The impact of cataract blindness 1.7. Management of cataract 1.8. Complications 1.9. Expected Results 1.10. The cost of cataract surgery 2. Equipment and human resources required to establish a cat...

Great advancements in ophthalmology and visual sciences have been occurred in recent decades through advantages of globalization. There has been a great evolution in ocular health however, there are still many problems associated with ophthalmic health around the world. World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the International Agency for Preventing Blindness (IAPB) launched an ini...

The question of human resources is central to the success of VISION 2020 and of any health programme. The VISION 2020 global initiative document clearly spelt out what personnel was required and, more recently, the World Health Organization document on human resources for health care made recommendations on the type and number of people needed in order to meet all our objectives in global healt...

With business as usual, neither the World Food Summit Goal nor the 2020 Vision will be achieved. The lecture identifies the key driving forces that will influence the prospects for sustainable food security in coming years and proposes a set of high priority policy actions. Both the World Food Summit Goal and the 2020 Vision can be achieved but only if appropriate policies are followed within a...