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11 Oct |
Barry Jones makes $35 million birthday wish to tackle avoidable blindnessOn World Sight Day Vision 2020 Australia Chair the Hon Dr Barry Jones AO has called on the Federal Government to step up its fight to end avoidable blindness and reduce the impact of vision loss for all Australians. |
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08 Oct |
Growth of diabetes puts eyesight of half a million Victorians at risk say expertsOn World Sight Day two peak health bodies have warned that by 2025 around half a million Victorians risk losing their sight due to the diabetes epidemic facing the nation. |
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02 Aug |
Prevention a priority for sector this World Sight DaySome 75 per cent of blindness and vision loss is preventable or treatable – that’s the key message Vision 2020 Australia is urging the sector to get behind for World Sight Day this year. |
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25 Jun |
Strong bi-partisan support to eliminate avoidable blindness visible at Vision 2020 Australia eventHealth Minister Tanya Plibersek and Shadow Minister for Health and Ageing, Peter Dutton, were among the prominent guests in attendance at the Vision 2020 Australia Parliamentary Friends Group for Eye Health and Vision Care dinner at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday night. |
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09 May |
Freeze on aid budget hinders Australia’s vision to address blindness in the Asia PacificVision 2020 Australia said the Government’s decision to break its promise to increase foreign aid funding to 0.5 per cent of GNI by 2015 was a setback for eye health. |
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02 May |
Saving sight is bang for buck when it comes to Australian foreign aidVision 2020 Australia is urging the federal government to stick to its foreign aid promises amid speculation of funding cuts in next week’s federal budget. |
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02 Apr |
Vision 2020 Australia’s new website site scores A’s for accessibilityVision 2020 Australia has set the bar for the eye health and vision care sector with the launch of its new website designed to meet the highest levels of accessibility for people with vision impairment. |
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31 Jan |
Australian blind paralympic medallist throws a light on blindness in the Asia PacificVision impaired paralympian Jessica Gallagher who skied her way to a bronze medal in the 2010 Winter Paralympics has turned her attention to another goal. This time the 25-year-old who is currently training in track and field for the London 2012 Paralympics is helping raise awareness of the work that is being done in the Asia Pacific to eliminate blindness of some of our poorest neighbours. |
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20 Oct |
Leading the Fight against Non Communicable DiseasesA global pandemic is taking the lives of millions of people worldwide, and keeping millions more in poverty, but has gone largely unnoticed until now, writes Jennifer Gersbeck. |
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13 Oct |
Don’t be blind to family history this WSDOn the eve of 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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