{"id":98,"date":"2009-08-17T16:40:47","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T16:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/eyecarecaribbean\/2009\/08\/17\/v2020-activities\/"},"modified":"2009-08-17T16:40:47","modified_gmt":"2009-08-17T16:40:47","slug":"v2020-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/partnerships\/v2020-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"V2020 Activities in the English Speaking Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>CARIBBEAN COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>(IN ASSOCIATION WITH)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>THE FOUNDATION FOR EYE CARE IN THE CARIBBEAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>V2020 Activities &#8211; The Caribbean&nbsp;2000 \u2013 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following the launch of V2020: The Right to Sight by WHO, (and building on the objectives of the National Prevention of Blindness Committees which were established in the 90\u2019s) CCB-Eye Care Caribbean and SightSavers International, joined with the following International Organizations to launch the initiative across the Caribbean, focusing on the three (3) areas on which the Program is based: Disease Control, Human Resource Development and Infrastructure Development.<\/p>\n<p> <!--more--> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Participants in the      launch included: <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO\/WHO);<\/p>\n<p>Christoffel-Blinden Mission (CBM) &#8211; an International NGO with Headquarters in Germany;<\/p>\n<p>ORBIS International \u2013 A US-based INGO; and<\/p>\n<p>The Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies (OSWI);<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The launch served as      a springboard for the following activities coordinated or implemented by      CCB-Eye Care Caribbean (with financial and technical support from      Sightsavers; PAHO, ICEE and other National, Regional and International Partners: <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"504\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>Year<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Country<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>Disease   Control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Human   Resource<\/p>\n<p>Development<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Infrastructure   Development<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Tobago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>Launch   of V2020: The Right to Sight in the Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2000-2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Region<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>Convened   8 Annual Regional Meetings of the Caribbean\u2019s V2020 Working Group<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2000<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Haiti<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>Initiated   Projects to deliver Cataract Surgical Services at: La Providence Hospital   (Gonaives), Department of Artibonite and the Justinien Hospital   (Cap-Haitien), Department Du Nord.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Barbados<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>CPC   Finalization of the 2003-2008 Regional Plan   for the Prevention of Blindness<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>Launch   of the Regional Plan published on the PAHO-WHO Website at (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.who.int\/en\/\">www.who.int\/en\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2003-Present<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Established and maintained a Regional<\/p>\n<p>Maintenance Service for OPD and surgical   equipment across the Caribbean<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"45\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"79\">\n<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n<p>(Mandeville &amp; Cornwall)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"154\">\n<p>Established and maintained Cataract Surgical Programs   in Jamaica (Mandeville Regional and Cornwall Regional Hospitals) based on   principles of cost recovery<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\" valign=\"top\" width=\"504\">\n<p>2003-2008   Implementation of several Pilots and Exploratory Eye Health Initiatives   including the following (Caribbean-wide)<\/p>\n<p> <!--nextpage--> <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2003<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana,<\/p>\n<p>St.   Lucia, Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Launched   Training Course for Refractionists to work in Eye Units in Government   Hospitals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2004<\/p>\n<p>Ongoing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Equipped   9 Eye Units in Government Hospitals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2004<\/p>\n<p>Ongoing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Screen   and provide patients at nine (9) Government Hospitals with prescription   glasses, at cost, referring cases with pathologies for Ophthalmologic Consultations<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2004-2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Mandeville-<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Negotiated for the acquisition of   dedicated building on Hospital Compound for establishment of Eye Department   at Mandeville Regional Hospital<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006-2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Piloted   a School-based Vision Screening Program. Findings being used to implement   nation-wide vision screening in all Health Centres and Health Posts;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>St.   Lucia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Equipped   Victoria Hospital and St. Lucia Blind Welfare Association (SLBWA) to perform   eye surgeries and prescribe spectacles<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>St.   Lucia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Implementation   of a Cataract Surgical Program in the Victoria Hospital and supported   establishment of spectacle program at SLBWA;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Grenada<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Awarded   part-scholarship to a Grenadian Doctor  being trained in Ophthalmology in Canada<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006-2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Glaucoma   KAP Study under the supervision of the UWI Mona Campus;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2005-2006<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Dominica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Prepared   proposal for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Treatment Project and trained   photographic personnel&nbsp;&nbsp; to support the   Project<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006-2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Dominica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Assigned   Fundus Camera and a Video Camera to support screening of Diabetic patients   for Diabetic Retinopathy and development of targeted Public and Patient Health   Information<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2006-2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Dominica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Piloted   Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Treatment Project and facilitated   strengthening of Patient and Public Education Programs around diseases which   may cause blindness<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana   Jamaica Trinidad &amp; Tobago<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Implementation   of a Cognitive and Visual Assessment of children who are blind or visually   impaired and attending schools in the three (3) countries.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Regional<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Appointed   a Low Vision Focal Person (Denise Godin) for the Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Regional<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Designation of UK-trained Ophthalmologist   (Dr. Gavin Henry) as Advisor- V2020-related Activities in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Haiti<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Initiated   Stakeholders Workshop with: Public, NGO and International Partners to   elaborate a National V2020 Plan for the Prevention of Blindness in Haiti.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally   held meetings with Officials of Ministry of Health to discuss support for   Plan.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Initiated   a new partnership with ICEE (International Centre for Eye Health Education),   upgrading refractive capabilities in Guyana and Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2007-2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Mandeville-<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Mandeville-Jamaica   -completed the refurbishing of the Out- Patient Clinic of the newly acquired   Eye Department Building<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Haiti<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Initiated   Stakeholders\u2019 Meeting with National and International Partners to discuss the   role of the CNPC and the implementation of the National V2020 Plan for   Prevention of Blindness in Haiti.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Mandeville-Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Initiate technical preparations   for the refurbishing of the Theatre side of the building.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Regional<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Implemented   a series of Low Vision Sensitisation Workshops for Teachers in: Antigua&amp;   Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Jamaica; Grenada and St. Lucia<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Dominica,   St. Lucia Grenada<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Facilitated   drafting of basic layout for new National Plans to prevent avoidable   blindness<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Commenced   negotiations with the University of Guyana re: establishment of Refraction Training   Course as an offering of that institution.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Haiti<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Initiated   Stakeholders Meeting with National and International Partners to discuss   status of implementation of National V2020 Plan for the Prevention of   Blindness in Haiti.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana   + Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Formal   acceptance of the Certificate in Refraction Techniques, as an offering of the   University of Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Submission   of the B.Sc. in Optometry, to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of   Guyana for possible acceptance in time for delivery in Sept. 2010.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Offered   the first in a series of scholarships to GPs to study Ophthalmology in Latin   America<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Established   a stock of Low Vision devices for distribution&nbsp;&nbsp; across the Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Dominica,   St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent Barbados<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Initiating   discussions re: planning for the prevention of avoidable blindness 2010 and   beyond<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Regional<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Initiating   discussions re: planning for the prevention of avoidable blindness 2010 and   beyond<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Regional<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Commenced   implementation of the Caribbean\u2019s Vision 2020 Strategic Framework 2009-2014<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Mandeville,   Jamaica<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Completion   of Technical Drawings for the development of a suite of two (2) Eye Theatres   and Spectacle Laboratory.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Guyana<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>Implementation   of the BSc. in Optometry at the University of Guyana.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Caribbean<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>Commenced   structured development of the Council\u2019s Website at: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www<\/span>.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">eyecarecaribbean<\/span>.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">com<\/span> or <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">www<\/span>.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">v2020caribbean<\/span>.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">com<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"54\">\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" width=\"72\">\n<p>Antigua   and Barbuda, CCB Secretariat, Guyana, Jamaica, Haiti, St. Lucia;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"152\">\n<p>Commenced   implementation of EC-Sightsavers sponsored Project \u2013 \u2018Delivering Vision 2020   in the Caribbean\u2019 \u2013 EC Contract No. DCI NSA PVD\/2009\/222-937<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"129\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"97\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00d6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr height=\"0\">\n<td width=\"46\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"9\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"69\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"1\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"125\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"145\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p> Arvel L. 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SW (Hons), &nbsp;DPA, MPH <\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Officer<br \/> CCB-Eye Care Caribbean<br \/> Tel: 1-268-462-6369&nbsp;or (1-268-770-0922)<br \/> E-mail: <a href=\"mailto:arvel.grant@eyecarecaribbean.com\">arvel.grant@eyecarecaribbean.com<\/a><br \/> Web: <a href=\"undefined\/\">www.eyecarecaribbean.com<\/a> (or) www.ccb1967.com<\/p>\n<p> PURPOSE: \u201cPreventing blindness and visual impairment; while restoring sight and creating opportunities for persons whose sight cannot be restored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a title=\"View V2020 Activities 2000-2010 Sum of CCB-Eye Care Caribbean Activities in the Caribbean on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/75547356\/V2020-Activities-2000-2010-Sum-of-CCB-Eye-Care-Caribbean-Activities-in-the-Caribbean\" style=\"margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;\">V2020 Activities 2000-2010 Sum of CCB-Eye Care Caribbean Activities in the Caribbean<\/a>  <object data=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=10,0,32,18\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" height=\"600\" width=\"100%\" style=\"outline: none;\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"opaque\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"FlashVars\" value=\"document_id=75547356&amp;access_key=key-svfegfhz3pxm2dahbbr&amp;page=1&amp;viewMode=list\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf\" \/><embed height=\"600\" width=\"100%\" src=\"http:\/\/d1.scribdassets.com\/ScribdViewer.swf\" flashvars=\"document_id=75547356&amp;access_key=key-svfegfhz3pxm2dahbbr&amp;page=1&amp;viewMode=list\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" wmode=\"opaque\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\">&nbsp;<\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARIBBEAN COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND (IN ASSOCIATION WITH) THE FOUNDATION FOR EYE CARE IN THE CARIBBEAN V2020 Activities &#8211; The Caribbean&nbsp;2000 \u2013 2010 Following the launch of V2020: The Right to Sight by WHO, (and building on the objectives of the National Prevention of Blindness Committees which were established in the 90\u2019s) CCB-Eye Care Caribbean and SightSavers International, joined with the following International Organizations to launch the initiative across the Caribbean, focusing on the three (3) areas on which the Program is based: Disease Control, Human Resource Development and Infrastructure Development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-partnerships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyecarecaribbean.com\/site\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}