Lessons from the USAID Child Blindness Programme

• Authors: Victoria Sheffield, International Eye Foundation; Priya Adhisesha Reddy, Emory University
• Journal Title: Community Eye Health Journal
• Volume: Volume 30, Number 98
• Publisher: The International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London | 2017-08-07, Pages 45-47
• Type of Work: Article | Final Publisher PDF
• Subjects: Health Sciences, Opthamology
• Keywords: Child Blindness; USAID; children; Asia

Abstract

Helping all children who need spectacles means doing more than visiting schools and offering good refractive services. Partnerships with local government, hospitals and community groups are needed, alongside a thorough awareness of gender disparities and disability.