Universal eye health:Universal eye health: A global action plan 2014-2019A global action plan 2014-2019

Strategies for ImplementationStrategies for Implementation

Ivo Kocur Prevention of Blindness and Deafness

World Health Organization

Lessons learnt:Lessons learnt:

Understanding the opportunityUnderstanding the opportunity

Ownership by countries and the key Ownership by countries and the key stakeholdersstakeholders

Country support on what should be done and Country support on what should be done and howhow

Health system approach - Appropriate use of Health system approach - Appropriate use of available resourcesavailable resources

Understanding the opportunityUnderstanding the opportunity

Ministry of HealthMinistry of Health

International PartnersInternational Partners

Eye Care ProfessionalsEye Care Professionals

DonorsDonors

Other StakeholdersOther Stakeholders

Ownership by countries and the key Ownership by countries and the key stakeholdersstakeholders

Encourage enthusiasmEncourage enthusiasm

Promote team work domestically and Promote team work domestically and internationallyinternationally

Demonstrate success and share experiencesDemonstrate success and share experiences

Provide advice and support Provide advice and support to countries on what should be doneto countries on what should be doneand how to do itand how to do it

Standard approach to the assessment of eye Standard approach to the assessment of eye care servicecare service

Advice on cost effective interventionsAdvice on cost effective interventions

Collect selected set of indicators Collect selected set of indicators

Health system approach - Appropriate Health system approach - Appropriate use of available resourcesuse of available resources

To operationalize the global eye health action To operationalize the global eye health action plan in all areas of the national health systemplan in all areas of the national health system

Source: http://www.who.int/topics/health_systems/en/

Awareness creation and sharing of Awareness creation and sharing of experiences experiences

Keep the global eye health community informed Keep the global eye health community informed and connected and make those working on the and connected and make those working on the eye health agenda proud of being part of this eye health agenda proud of being part of this process.process.