Overview
Education for All Children - Global Campaign Launched
A global campaign to ensure that boys and girls who are visually impaired and live in low income countries enjoy their right to education was launched in July 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The campaign was initiated by the International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI).
more »Every Minute One Child Goes Blind
Every 5 seconds one person in the world goes blind, and a child goes blind every minute. Since 75% of all blindness is either preventable or treatable, the global initiative VISION 2020 aims to eliminate avoidable blindness by the year 2020.
more »New Campaign To Include Persons With Disabilities In Fight Against AIDS
The new Africa Campaign on Disability and HIV & AIDS, which was launched on January 23-25 in Cape Town, South Africa, aims to reduce the vulnerability of persons with disabilities to the impact of HIV & AIDS.
more »WWHearing—A New Initiative to Promote Better Hearing Worldwide
This new global initiative, called "WWHearing—World Wide Hearing Care for Developing Countries", was created in 2003. Its mission is to promote better hearing through the provision of hearing aids and services.
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