World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Prevention of Blindness, No. 70.2: World Health Organization Programme Advisory Group on the Prevention of Blindness

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Title:	World Health Organization : Report on a European Syposium Convened by the Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization, Prevention of Blindness, No. 70.2: World Health Organization Programme Advisory Group on the Prevention of Blindness
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
The , OCP presented a s u m t y of t h e h i s t o r y , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t r u c t u r e , a c t i v i t i e s and budgetary resourt:es of the Programe i n the Volta River Basin area. This Prograormme includes seven c o u n t r i e s i n the region and covers an a r e a of 720 000 km 2 . The s i el g l em ost important a c t i v i t y of the OCP is vector c o n t r o l which comenced i n Pebrreary1 975.

Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 . Presentation of the Onchocerciasis Control Programe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 . R e v i e w o f a c t i v i t i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 PBL information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 D a t a o n b l i n d n e s s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 B l i n d n e s s d a t a b a n k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Research protocol - blindness i n Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 B l i n d n e s s I n S u d a n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Onchocerciasis i n Central America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Methods of assessment of blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Programme of research i n c o n t r o l of vitamin A deficiency and xerophthalmia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Chloroquine-induced retinopathy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Development of n a t i o n a l h e a l t h programes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 O . Mobilization of resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 . Training of a u x i l i a r y personnel i n eye care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 . Designation and f u n c t i o n s o f the WHO Collaborating Centres for the Prevention of Blindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 . Membership of Programre Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 8 . Dace and place of next meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Annex I . Opening remarks by Mr Bazin. Director. Onchocerciaeis Control Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Annex I T. Message from Dr Mahler. Director.General. WHO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Annex 111 . Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Annex I V. L i s t of p a r t i c i p a n t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 Annex V . L i s t of working papers and background documents . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Annex V I. Revised terms of r e f e r e n c e of the Programme Advisory Group . . . . . . . 15