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ABOUT US   WHAT IS Vision 2020: the Right to Sight - India? ORGANIZATIONAL Raison d'ętre To Eliminate Avoidable Blindness from India The National Forum (VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – INDIA) is a key driver of the World Health Organization-International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (WHO - IAPB) joint global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness from India. We aim to eliminate the main causes of avoidable blindness in India by facilitating the planning, development and implementation of a sustainable national eye care programme (NPCB) based on the three core strategies of disease control, human resource development and infrastructure and technology, incorporating the principles of Primary Health Care (PHC), integrated within the NRHM (National Rural Health Mission) in the National Health System. Our key strengths are our leadership, passion, knowledge, skills, experience and commitment brought together by like-minded member organizations to fulfill our vision and mission. 80% of blindness in India is because of cataract and uncorrected refractive errors. History has provided us (VISION 2020 INDIA Forum) with a unique privilege and opportunity – to work as a team in mission mode with a laser sharp focus - to eliminate avoidable blindness to a level that it ceases to be a public health problem for our citizens residing in our 626 districts in India. We are doing this by focusing on six key strategic areas to produce an impact, i.e., Advocacy for Eye Health Policy & Program Development Quality in Eye Care Resource Mobilization & Sustainability Resource Center Organizational Development VISION An India free of avoidable blindness, where every citizen enjoys the gift of sight and the visually challenged have enhanced quality of life as a right. MISSION To work with eye care organizations in India for the elimination of avoidable blindness by provision of equitable and affordable services as well as rehabilitation of visually challenged persons through development of appropriate policies, quality standards, advocacy, training, and promotion of best practices with a special emphasis on the poor and marginalized sections of society and underserved areas. CORE VALUES: VISION 2020: The Right to Sight – INDIA is committed to being a transparent, accountable, inclusive and sustainable organization that respects all its members and stakeholders whose participation is actively sought in democratic decision-making and organizational learning. We promote quality and equity in eye care, with the highest ethical standards. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES Advocacy Policy & Programme Development Quality Eye care Resource Mobilization & Sustainability Resource Centre Organizational Capacity KEY RESULT AREAS Advocacy Co-ordination Government Liaison Best Practices Capacity Building Human Resource Development Monitoring Information Sustainability