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WHAT IS THE IAPB?

WHAT IS THE IAPB?. ESTABLISHED IN 1975 BY OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND THE WORLD BLIND UNION. WHAT IS THE IAPB?. MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INCLUDING NATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PBL ICO WORLD BLIND UNION NGOS INDIVIDUALS HONORARY .

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WHAT IS THE IAPB?

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  1. WHAT IS THE IAPB? • ESTABLISHED IN 1975 BY OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, REPRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY AND THE WORLD BLIND UNION

  2. WHAT IS THE IAPB? • MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES INCLUDING • NATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PBL • ICO • WORLD BLIND UNION • NGOS • INDIVIDUALS • HONORARY

  3. VISION 2020 - the right to sight Aim Elimination of all Avoidable Blindness better quality of life best possible vision for everyone

  4. Prevalence of Blindness Estimates EUROPE 0.3% Asia 0.7 % Africa 1.0 + % Lat. Amer. 0.5%

  5. Causes of Global Blindness 50 mill. AMD and otherdiseases Cataract RefractiveErrors Trachoma Vit A Def Oncho’ciasis DiabeticRetinopathy Glaucoma 60% 15% 15% 10%

  6. VISION 2020

  7. VISION 2020 Structure WHO/ IAPB Partnership ADVOCACY CO-ORDINATION REGIONAL and NATIONAL PBL PROGRAMMES PLANNING IMPLEMENT VISION 2020 CENTRES + COMMUNITY EYE CARE

  8. ROLE OF THE NORTH AMERICA REGION • SUPPORT EXISTING MEMBERS WORKING OVERSEAS • ACHIEVE VISION 2020: THE RIGHT TO SIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS AND CANADIANS

  9. TOBACCO CONTROL TB AIDS NUTRITION IMMUNIZATIONS PBL MALARIA DEBT REDUCTION TRYPANOSOMIASIS

  10. A.I.P.C. AL NOOR CBM HKW IAPB ICECE IFOS LIONS OEU ORBIS OPC SSI CARTER CENTER FRED HOLLOWS WHO IAPB/VISION 2020 PROGRAMTASK FORCE MEMBERS

  11. AAO ASIA FOUND. PBL DARK&LIGHT IEF LIGHTHOUSE INT. NADI AL BASSAR PERKINS SCHOOL SWISS RED CROSS SEVA CNIB IAPB/VISON 2020SUPPORTING MEMBERS

  12. ASSUME THE BEST OF OTHERS PLAN FOR SMALL WINS DO YOUR HOMEWORK TAKE THE HIGH GROUND BE PASSIONATE AND PERSISTENT BEWILLING TO COMPROMISE BE OPPORTUNISTIC AND CREATIVE DON’T BE INTIMIDATED KEEP A FOCUS MAKE IT LOCAL AND RELEVANT BASIC RULES FOR AN ADVOCATE

  13. CHOOSE UNIFYING ISSUES RESPECT INSTITUTIONAL SELF INTEREST AGREE TO DISAGREE PLAY TO THE CENTER CONTRIBUTIONS WILL VARY DECISION MAKING BASED ON LEVEL OF CONTRIBUTION CLARIFY DECISION PROCESS ACHIEVE ORG. SELF INTEREST ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES DISTRIBUTE CREDIT FAIRLY PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESSFUL COALITIONS

  14. US THEM

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