The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for stronger integration of eye care into health systems, increased investment, and targeted strategies to improve access to quality vision services across African countries.
WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, made the call in a message on Wednesday, commemorating World Sight Day observed globally on 9 October.
Mr Janabi said the day aims to raise public awareness about the importance of eye health and promote action to reduce preventable vision loss and blindness, especially in low-resource settings.
He revealed that as of 2021, only 32 per cent of WHO Member States had developed a national policy specifically addressing vision loss
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