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31 Jul |
Vision 2020 Australia Global Consortium updateA key milestone in the planning for the 2013-2015 Avoidable Blindness Initiative has been achieved, with AusAID approving the concept design. More detailed planning can now commence focused on the three countries, including Vietnam, Cambodia and East Timor. Working Groups have been formed and in country consultation will take place in late August/early September. The final design plan must be approved by the end of the year, so that programs can commence in early 2013. |
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31 Jul |
Vision 2020 Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people advocacy updateWork is progressing on the development of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander advocacy plan. It focuses on identifying links between The Roadmap to Close the Gap for Vision and the key action areas identified in the National Framework for Action to Promote Eye Health and Prevent Avoidable Blindness and Vision Loss (National Framework). |
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31 Jul |
Vision 2020 Australia Prevention and Early Intervention advocacy updateThe Prevention and Early Intervention Committee (PEIC) met on 18 April 2012. It was Genevieve Quilty’s first meeting as Chair of the PEIC. Guest speaker, Terry Findlay – Director of the National Transition Project at the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) – updated members on Medicare Locals and the systems being put in place to monitor their performance. |
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31 Jul |
Vision 2020 Australia Low Vision and Rehabilitation advocacy updateAt the COAG meeting and in the days following, agreement was reached to trial the NDIS in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and ACT. To begin defining the design of NDIS, consultation will commence in late August with people with a disability, their families and carers, the workforce, disability sector and peak bodies. |
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02 Jul |
The RANZCO Eye Foundation launches JulEYEJulEYE is The RANZCO Eye Foundation’s national eye health awareness month that takes place annually during July. |
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02 Jul |
The RANZCO Eye Foundation’s JulEYE kicks offAustralians still not getting the message to have their eyes tested regularly. 2 out of 5 Australians are taking their eye health for granted. |
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06 Jun |
CBM Australia launches End the CycleCBM Australia recently launched End the Cycle, a community engagement campaign seeking to raise awareness of the cycle of poverty and disability. End the Cycle is an issue-focused campaign that promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of development. |
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18 May |
New plan uses iPads to help country kids with sensory lossChildren with a vision and/ or hearing impairment in regional and remote areas will have greater access to services thanks to a new video conferencing program launched today. |
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15 May |
Australian Professor receives prestigious honour from University of HoustonAn Australian Professor who has been at the forefront of vision correction research for more than four decades has received the University of Houston’s highest honour. Professor Brien Holden, “the most influential optometrist of our generation”, according to world authority on myopia research, Professor Earl Smith III, has been acknowledged through the award of an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. |
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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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