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World Sight Day 2012

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Press release - Universal access to eye health can save millions from losing their sight and can boost the global economy - World Sight Day 11 October 2012 | Arabic

Flyer [pdf 289kb] 

Roll up [pdf 248kb] 

Press clippings [pdf 592 kb]

Featured publications

Action plan eye healthUniversal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019 [pdf 436kb]

cpb-vision2020-right-to-sightVISION 2020: the Right to Sight: Global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness [pdf 4.68Mb]

Thumbnail of Guidelines for School Eye Health for the Eastern Mediterranean RegionGuidelines for school eye health for the Eastern Mediterranean Region [pdf 5.54Mb]

Information resources

10 facts about deafness and hearing impairment

Photo stories about people with hearing impairment

Prevent blindness through primary health care poster [pdf 443kb]

Statistics and figures

  • Over 23 million people are visually impaired in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, of whom 5 million people are blind
  • 80% of blindness is avoidable (treatable and/or preventable)
  • 90% of blind people live in developing countries
  • About 200 000 children are blind

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