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  • Title: Global blindness and how to tackle the problem.
    Author: Potter A.
    Journal: Afr Health; 1999 Mar; 21(3):5-6. PubMed ID: 12295279.
    Abstract:
    The Global Initiative for the Elimination of Avoidable Blindness is a 25-year plan established by the WHO Program for the Prevention of Blindness. Together with several nongovernmental development organizations, the initiative seeks to address the problem of the growth in the number of blind people worldwide. It is estimated that there are over 45 million blind people in the world, 7 million of whom live in Africa. Some 135 million more are identified as having low vision. The aim of the program is to mobilize the resources (financial, personnel, infrastructure, technology, and awareness) necessary to eliminate the main causes of blindness. Knowing the root cause of blindness would allow interest groups to coordinate and focus their efforts toward the prevention of blindness and to determine effective and efficient strategies to minimize the problem.
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