IAPB and VISION 2020 VISION 2020 UK AGM September 2013 Peter Ackland, CEO.

Founded in 1975 by Sir John Wilson. 125 members International & local NGOs Professional Bodies Universities Corporate companies Council of Members Board of Trustees

IAPB has seven regions and a global office in London N. America & The Caribbean Latin America Africa Europe Eastern Med. S. E. Asia West Pacific

Mission : To achieve universal access to eye health, by: 1)adding value to and maximising the impact of the individual and collective work of our Members, including those who strive for the inclusion and rehabilitation of those with vision loss 2) promoting knowledge and awareness of comprehensive eye health system development, particularly at country level.

Key IAPB activities: 1) Advocacy 2) Promotes knowledge and good practice. 3) Provides services to its’ Members. 4)Co-ordinates Seeing is Believing grant programme

In 1999 the World Health Organization and IAPB founded VISION 2020

With Vision 2020 Without Vision Latest data 39m Predicted global number of blind people millions Numbers of Blind persons against original VISION 2020 predictions. Courtesy Allen Foster

GBD Blindness Estimates Age-standardized and Total Number Age-standardized Prevalence Estimated Number blind Courtesy Rupert Bourne

Four World Health Assembly Resolutions and Two Action Plans 2009 and 2013 WHA Universal Access to Eye Health: A Global Action Plan, 2014 – 2019 WHA Advocacy Implementation at country level

What does Universal Eye Health Mean? 1)Comprehensive eye care services - promotion, prevention, rehabilitation and care, - covering the range of causes of vision impairment, - providing services to those at risk of, and with, visual impairment 2)Eye health integrated into health systems. - across the six areas of a health system 3)Reaching everyone - the poor, marginalized, people in rural areas, vision impaired, minorities - tackling barriers which these groups face to ensure use of services 4)Point of care payment should not prevent access - it must be free for the poorest

The need for effective national bodies to press for Universal Eye Health Coverage in each country. 1)Presently 14 VISION 2020 national bodies, - VISION 2020 Australia, India and UK are the strongest 2) 118 National Prevention of Blindness Committees, - effectiveness very variable – some very strong e.g. Pakistan

The ideal national body National implementation of AP Effective Advocates Representational Knowledgeable

European Coalition for Eye Health and Vision