Integrating eye health into the NCD response: People-centred approaches to prevention and care
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This new policy brief by the NCD Alliance and The Fred Hollows Foundation explores the impact of preventable eye health conditions to society and health systems and identifies key challenges and cost-effective solutions for the integration of eye care into health services, noting that some of the most common eye health conditions are noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
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1 July, 2020
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The publication of this policy brief coincides with the long-awaited adoption of the World Health Assembly resolution for ‘Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable blindness and impaired vision’. It echoes key messages from the resolution, which acknowledges the existence of cost-effective eye interventions covering promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation at primary health care (PHC) level, and the need for their integration into health systems as part of countries’ pathways towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
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