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19 Feb |
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Bob Carr’s commitment to eliminating avoidable blindness in LaosVision 2020 Australia has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement today of a new $1 million initiative to tackle avoidable blindness in Laos. |
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29 Jan |
Vision 2020 Australia response to NDIS Draft BillVision 2020 Australia and member organisations have come together to provide a united voice to ensure the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is fair, equitable and meets the needs of people who are blind or who have functional vision loss. |
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19 Dec |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people advocacy updateThere have been a number of developments with respect to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee (ATSIC) this year. One of the most pleasing is that ATSIC Chair Lisa Briggs has been appointed CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and continues as Chair of the ATSIC. Furthermore, a position will be funded by The Fred Hollows Foundation within NACCHO and a focus of this role will be to work with Vision 2020 Australia. These outcomes provide an even greater opportunity for the sector, Vision 2020 Australia and NACCHO to all work together. |
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19 Dec |
Low vision and rehabilitation advocacy updateIn 2012 the Low Vision and Rehabilitation Committee (LVRC) worked hard to ensure both low vision and rehabilitation were high on the Australian Government’s agenda, particularly in relation to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). |
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19 Dec |
Prevention and early intervention advocacy updateThis month marks the first year of operation for the Prevention and Early Intervention Committee (PEIC) which met in December 2011 to respond to the Flexible Fund consultation process. Over the year the primary focus of this policy area has been advocacy around the development of a plan to implement the National Framework for Action to Promote Eye Health and Prevent Avoidable Blindness and Vision Loss (National Framework). |
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19 Dec |
Global advocacy updateAustralia is home to many organisations with world leading expertise in blindness prevention and vision care. In 2012 the Global Committee continued to bring this expertise together to ensure that the sector strengthens its influence with government and other stakeholders, speaking with a unified and strong voice about the challenges that lie ahead and the possible solutions. |
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16 Nov |
New tool for health professionals in the fight against smoking-related eye diseasesA new eye health resource has been launched this week to assist health professionals in helping patients understand the link between smoking and eye disease. |
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05 Nov |
Pacific eye health in focus at regional meeting in FijiAustralian and Pacific eye health and vision care experts and organisations will come together over three days this week to discuss the state of eye health in the Pacific. |
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30 Oct |
New initiative to prevent diabetic vision lossA new $250,000 Vision Initiative partnership project between Vision 2020 Australia, Diabetes Australia – Vic and the Australian Centre for Behavioural Research in Diabetes was announced by the Minister for Health, the Hon David Davis MP on the 7 October. |
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30 Oct |
Global Ambassador visits VietnamGlobal Ambassador, Jess Gallagher, has recently returned from Vietnam where she witnessed first-hand the projects that are making a difference to hundreds of thousands of blind and vision impaired people. In her official role as Vision 2020 Australia Global Ambassador for Australia’s efforts to overcome avoidable blindness and vision impairment, Jess joined Vision 2020 Australia CEO Jennifer Gersbeck in a week-long trip to see how Australia’s Global Consortium projects were changing lives. |
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