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World Health Organization WORLD REPORT ON VISION IAPB The Challenge Today, at least 2.2 billion people have a vision impairment or blindness. The need 0O Most just need glasses Some need low-cost That's nearly a third of the world's population! surgery Others to see a doctor regularly 1/3 Most Vulnerable Yet, eye care is out of reach for at least a billion people because it's unfairly Women The elderly People with disabilities Ethnic minorities distributed. Indigenous people 1 Billion What can be done? Crucially, eye care needs to be 'people- centred' Governments need to integrate eye care into health services. Including; Treatment Early Detection Health Putting Services people & Rehabilitation communities Prevention not diseases, at the centre of health Let's see change - Act now iapb.org