VISION 2020 targets for inpatient beds and surgical theatres were met in six out of nine provinces, but human resources and spectacles manufacturing workshops were below target in every province. A total of 191 people worked in eye care 18 of these were ophthalmologists and eight cataract surgeons, equivalent to 0.34 and 0.15 per 250,000 population, respectively. Private facilities were solely located in major cities. Resultsĭuring 2011, 74 facilities provided eye care in Zambia 39% were public, 37% private for-profit and 24% owned by Non-Governmental Organizations. A health system dynamics framework was used to analyse findings. Key informants were interviewed regarding levels of service provision, management and leadership in the sector.
MethodsĪll eye health care providers were surveyed to determine location, financing sources, human resources and equipment. The objective of this study was to undertake a situation analysis of the Zambian eye health system and assess VISION 2020 process indicators on human resources, equipment and infrastructure. This event is funded by the National Disability Insurance Agency, Information, Linkages and Capacity Building program.VISION 2020 is a global initiative launched in 1999 to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. Inclusion is being asked to dance.” Verna Myers “Diversity is being invited to the party. Be a part of the inclusion change and generate a new talent pipeline for your organisations continued success.
Register now to obtain new insights and tips to promote positive change within your recruitment process and employee engagement strategy. Colin Clark, Head Student Accessibility and Wellbeing, University of Tasmania.Doug McGinn, Disability Liaison Officer, University of Tasmania.Jaci Armstrong, Non-Executive Director at Accessible Arts.Wednesday 25th November 2020, 2:00pm - 3:30pm AEDT Pam Spelling, Service Coordinator, Uniting Care.Janine Sherrard, General Manager Policy, Advocacy and Engagement, Vision 2020 Australia.Jonathon Craig, Policy and Advocacy Intern, Vision 2020 Australia.Matt O’Kane MBA, Director, Notion Digital Forensics.Join us to hear what has and hasn’t worked well in developing and delivering an accessible workplace, particularly in light of remote working environments, and participate in a forum where you can ask those questions you’ve always wanted to in a ‘You Can’t Ask That!’ style session. We have ‘pivoted’ (another 2020 word to add to our lexicon) and will now deliver an online interactive workshop that showcases inclusion strategy with real life examples. Blind Citizens Australia had planned to deliver a symposium around inclusivity within the workplace, focusing on changing employer perceptions about people who are blind or vision impaired at venues in both Sydney and Melbourne. It has been said a thousand times already, but this year has been like no other.
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