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eyeVISION 2020 INDIA
(www.vision2020india.org)
Thursday, 28 April 2011

BETTER PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE HEALTHCARE DRAFT STRATEGY PAPER

FOR
The XIIth Five Year Plan (2012-17) for elimination of Avoidable Blindness1 from India by working with the National Program for Control of Blindness (NPCB), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and other stakeholders (including IAPB, WHO, AIOS, EBAI, COSI)
Prepared by2 VISION 2020 INDIA XIIth Plan Team Contact Person: Dr Rajesh Noah, Executive Director, VISION 2020 INDIA www.vision2020india.org / rajeshnoah@vision2020india.org / 9810108752
Distribution: NPCB Team (JS/DDG (O)/ADG), VISION 2020 Member Organizations and its stakeholders/partners, including
IAPB/AIOS/WHO/EBAI/COSI

Avoidable blindness is blindness which could reasonably be prevented or cured within the limits of resources likely to be made available. 2 VISION 2020 INDIA XIIth PlanTeam: Team Leader: Mr RD Thulasiraj, Aravind Eye Care System, Ms Elizabeth Kurian, Sightsavers International, Col. (Dr) Madan Deshpande, PBMA’s HV Desai Eye Hospital, Mr Paritosh Das, JPM Rotary Club of Cuttack Eye Hospital & Research Institute, Dr Asim Sil, Vivekananda Mission Ashram, Dr Rajesh Noah Overall Guidance from Dr GN Rao
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1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………….. . 2. XIth FIVE YEAR PLAN (2007-12) …………………………………………………. a. Main Objectives b. Strategies c. Activities 3. VISION 2020………………………………………………………………………………. 4. VISION 2020 and NPCB a. Work done in XIth Plan and Opportunities for the XIIth Plan……. 5. KEY CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION……………………………………….. 6. STRATEGIES CRITICAL FOR THE XIIth Five Year Plan……………………. 7. KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED AND SUGGESTIONS…………………………………

8. ANNEXURES………………………………………………….……………………… 1. 2. 3. 4. Prevalence of Blindness in India…………………………………………… Causes of Blindness in India………………………………………………... Cataract Surgical Rate (CSR)……………………………………..………… Copy of order of XIth Plan constituting the Task Force for

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