Vision Atlas launch - Embargo
Prem Kumar Singh
From: umang <um...@sceh.net>
Date: Thu, Feb 25, 2021, 8:32 AM
Subject: FW: Vision Atlas launch - Embargo
To: scehconsultants <scehcon...@sceh.net>, prem kumar singh <opto...@gmail.com>
Useful. You may use the infographics for better presentations and understanding
Umang
From: Rachel Bourke <rbo...@iapb.org>
Date: Tuesday, 9 February 2021 at 8:58 PM
To: Arun Arora <aka...@sceh.net>
Subject: Vision Atlas launch - Embargo
Dear Mr AK Arora,
You will have received an invitation to the IAPB Vision Atlas launch on 24 February last week. We are delighted that this powerful tool for advocacy and knowledge-sharing will now be online with key data from the Vision Loss Expert Group (VLEG) and in a week, the Lancet Global Commission on Eye Health.
We believe the Vision Atlas is a valuable member benefit; it brings together the latest high-quality data and insights on vision loss into a single platform. It is an interactive tool that will help us present our case to policy-makers, use accurate data-points for training, fund-raising or any key aspect of our work. With this in mind, we would like to share top-level data that will be going live on 24th February. Please do share this with your communications teams and other key internal stakeholders – but please note, these points are under embargo till 24 February.
Key Stats:
- 90% of vision loss is preventable or treatable (this used to be 75%)
- 55% of people with vision loss are women and girls
- 73% of people with vision loss are over 50 years old
- 1.1 billion are living with vision loss around the world. This number could increase to 1.7 billion people by 2050 without significant investments.
On 17 February, the Lancet Global Commission on Eye Health will be publishing their papers, which will give us a wealth of data and evidence. Two new top-level statistics that we will be highlighting at the launch will be on:
- The relationship between vision loss and mortality
- The global cost of vision loss
These numbers and other Commission data will be part of the IAPB Vision Atlas on the 24th February. You can access the site here: https://atlas.iapb.org
Key asks:
- Please share this information with relevant teams within your organization
- Please help us get the word out – write to your media contacts, share on social media
- Please update your website, and your communications and fundraising material
- Please strictly enforce the embargo – 24 February 2021
Best wishes
Rachael
Rachael Bourke
Membership Services Manager
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) |
+44 203 950 8778, rbo...@iapb.org
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