On behalf of over 50 member organisations, Vision 2020 Australia leads advocacy efforts and raises community awareness about good eye health and vision care. Established in October 2000, Vision 2020 Australia is part of 'VISION 2020: The Right To Sight', a global initiative of the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
We bring together Australian organisations involved in local and global eye care service delivery, health promotion and development, low vision support, vision health rehabilitation, eye research, professional assistance and community support.
Vision 2020 Australia receives funding from its member organisations, the Victorian Government's Department of Human Services and the Australian Government's Department of Health and Ageing.
Our vision is to eliminate avoidable blindness and vision loss by the year 2020 and ensure that blindness and vision impairment are no longer barriers to full participation in the community.
Our mission is to be the national advocate for member organisations that:
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The Right to Sight
We assert every individual's right to sight
Accountability
We fulfil our responsibilities and obligations
Open and collegiate
We operate within the organisation and across the eye care sector in an open and collegiate manner
Continuous learning and innovation
We constantly seek to increase our knowledge by reflecting on past experiences, seeking new approaches and pursuing longer term behavioural change
Integrity
We display integrity so that the people who rely on us and trust us have confidence in our motives and abilities
Resourcefulness
We always seek ways of doing more with available resources and to expand the resources available to us
Respect diversity
We respect the diversity for contribution within the organisation and across the sector
Established in October 2000, Vision 2020 Australia is part of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight, a global initiative of the World Health Organisation and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness.
Vision 2020 Australia is the peak body for the eye health and vision care sector bringing together organisations involved in: local and global eye care service delivery; health promotion; education and development; low vision support; vision rehabilitation; eye research; professional assistance; and community support.
Our vision is to eliminate avoidable blindness and vision loss by the year 2020 and ensure that blindness and vision impairment are no longer barriers to full participation in the community.
Our mission is to be the national advocate for member organisations that:
Vision 2020 Australia initiates and facilitates opportunities for member collaboration, undertakes awareness raising activities and leads advocacy efforts on behalf of over 50 member organisations.
Vision 2020 Australia takes the following strategic approach when undertaking day to day business and in successfully implementing the strategic framework:
Vision 2020 Australia will continue its focus on prevention and early intervention, increasing the evidence base through research, and working to achieve our global goals. In addition, Vision 2020 Australia will strengthen its strategic focus on low vision and rehabilitation. The needs of specific population groups who are at particular disadvantage, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, children and the ageing population, will also be addressed.
The five strategic goals and objectives for the next three years are:
To ensure eye health and vision care is recognised as a health priority nationally and governments' commitments are fulfilled
To reduce avoidable vision loss and improve quality of life through increased awareness, prevention, early intervention and rehabilitation
To ensure low vision and rehabilitation is recognised as a government priority nationally and is adequately funded
To increase Australia's contribution to achieving global VISION 2020 goals
To increase the evidence base by research into the causes, impact, consequences and effective treatment and management of vision loss
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