Federal Government has unveiled a National Eye Health Strategic Development Plan , Diabetic Retinopathy screening and management guideline and the Nigeria Glaucoma Guidelines and Toolkit which are policy documents aimed at improving vision and eye health in the country.
Alausa said that the goal of this initiative is to complement governments efforts while strengthening the eye health system to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable development goals; empowering Nigerians to learn, earn and thrive. He observed that the guidelines has been designed to guide the FMOH, subnational governments, partners, service providers and all other stakeholders in advocacy, planning, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation of interventions that address the eye care needs of the people at all levels.
She stated that many Nigerians have various degrees of vision impairment adding that all citizens require eye care services at one point in their lifetime.
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