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| 31-01-12 | NATIONAL |
Media Release January 31, 2012
Australian blind paralympic medallist throws a light on blindness in the Asia Pacific
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| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL |
Committee membership nominations
Following the close of the 11th Annual General Meeting, discussion around Vision 2020 Australia’s four advocacy committees was held.
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| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL |
DoHA Flexible Funds submission
Discussions have continued with the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) in relation to the Flexible Funds.
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| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL | Global advocacy outcomes | |
| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL | Global Committee | |
| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL | Global Consortium Annual Reflections Workshops | |
| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL | Global Consortium Self Evaluation Study | |
| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL | IAPB General Assembly 17–20 September 2012 | |
| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL | Latest submissions | |
| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL |
Member Survey
The fifth annual Member Survey was recently conducted.
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| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL | NDIS update | |
| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL |
Parliamentary Friends Group
On 12 October Vision 2020 Australia and the Australian Council for International Development co-hosted a joint event of the Parliamentary Friends Group for Eye Health and Vision Care and the Parliamentary Friends of the Millennium Development Goals.
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| 16-12-11 | VIC | Review of the Vision Initiative 2008-2011 | |
| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL |
Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision
The Indigenous Eye Health Unit (IEHU) from the University of Melbourne has released a roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision.
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| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL | VACCHO digital stories project | |
| 16-12-11 | NATIONAL |
Vision 2020 Australia Annual General Meeting 2011
The 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Vision 2020 Australia was held on 28 November.
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| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL | Vision 2020 Australia online communications | |
| 16-12-11 | GLOBAL |
World Sight Day
13 October 2011 was World Sight Day—an international day of awareness around the global issue of avoidable blindness and vision impairment.
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| 20-10-11 | GLOBAL |
Blindness declining globally, says expert
Prof. Hugh Taylor said that blindness was declining globally showing the impact of ‘Vision 2020' to eliminate avoidable blindness.
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| 19-10-11 | NATIONAL |
ACSQH seeking feedback
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQH) is seeking feedback on its consultation paper Practice-level indicators of safety and quality for primary health care by 25 October 2011.
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| 19-10-11 | NATIONAL | Michael Simpson finalist in Disability Awards | |
| 18-10-11 | GLOBAL |
98% of diabetes-induced blindness preventable
One of the offshoots of diabetes is blindness. If neglected, diabetes will lead to impairment of vision. This is a known thing. Here's some good news that diabetics and their kin must take note of.
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| 18-10-11 | GLOBAL |
iAward opens door to opportunity for Remote-I
The innovative Remote-I eye care program delivers remote diagnosis and treatment to the doorsteps of under-served communities in rural and remote Australia.
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| 13-10-11 | GLOBAL |
David Lewis honoured
David Lewis has been honoured with a prestigious award from the Australian Council For International Development.
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| 13-10-11 | GLOBAL |
Don’t be blind to family history this WSD
On World Sight Day, CEO of Vision 2020 Australia is encouraging Victorians to get talking about their family history as a lack of conversation is putting families at risk of serious eye disease.
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