Assessing the Progress towards Achieving "VISION 2020: The Right to Sight" Initiative in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to analyse eye health delivery in Ghana and examine the progress towards achieving VISION 2020 indicator targets.

Methods

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2017 and May 2018. It used a mixed method approach including desk-based reviews, a questionnaire-based survey of eye facilities in Ghana, and interviews with eye health system stakeholders to collect information on eye health delivery in facilities owned by the Ghana Health Service (GHS), quasigovernmental bodies (security agencies), and Christian Association of Ghana (CHAG). The information was benchmarked against the World Health Organization (WHO) targets for achieving the goals of VISION 2020.

Results

The magnitude of blindness and moderate to

SUBMITTER: Morny EKA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6679876 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature