I-CHICAGO—Vimbela Ubumpumputheumemezele u-2022 ngokuthi “Unyaka Wombono Wezingane.”
Umgomo uwukugqamisa nokubhekana nezidingo ezahlukahlukene nezibucayi zombono kanye nempilo yamehlo zezingane kanye nokuthuthukisa imiphumela ngokumela, impilo yomphakathi, imfundo, kanye nokuqwashisa, kusho inhlangano, inhlangano endala kakhulu engenzi nzuzo yezempilo yamehlo kanye nokuphepha ezweni, iphawula. Izinkinga zokubona ezivamile ezinganeni zifaka phakathi i-amblyopia (iso elivilaphayo), i-strabismus (amehlo ahlanganisiwe), kanye nephutha lokubuyisa amehlo, okuhlanganisa i-myopia, i-hyperopia kanye ne-astigmatism.
Ukuze kusizwe ukubhekana nalezi zinkinga, i-Prevent Blindness izoqala izinhlelo nezinhlelo ezahlukahlukene kulo lonke uNyaka Wemibono Yezingane, okuhlanganisa kodwa kungagcini lapho:
● Nikeza imindeni, abanakekeli, kanye nochwepheshe izinto zokufundisa zamahhala kanye nezinsiza ngezihloko ezahlukahlukene zempilo yamehlo okuhlanganisa izinkinga zokubona kanye nezincomo zokuphepha kwamehlo.
● Qhubeka nemizamo yokwazisa nokusebenzisana nabenzi bezinqubomgomo ngamathuba okubhekana nempilo yamehlo kanye nombono wezingane njengengxenye yokuthuthukiswa kwezingane zakuqala, imfundo, ukulingana kwezempilo, kanye nempilo yomphakathi.
● Qhuba uchungechunge lwezingxoxo ze-webinar zamahhala, ezisingathwe yi-Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sokubona Kwabantwana Nempilo Yamehlo e-Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH), kufaka phakathi izihloko ezifana nempilo yombono yezingane ezinezidingo ezikhethekile, kanye nemihlangano yokufundisa evela ku-Umbono Ongcono Ndawonyeizinhlangano zomphakathi kanye nezifundazwe.
● Nweba ukufinyelela kwe-NCCCVEHI-Children's Vision Equity Alliance.
● Hola imizamo yokukhuthaza ucwaningo olusha mayelana nempilo yamehlo neyokubona kwezingane.
● Qalisa imikhankaso eyahlukahlukene yezokuxhumana ngezihloko ezithile zombono wezingane nezinkinga. Imikhankaso yokufaka i-#YOCV kokuthunyelwe. Abalandeli bazocelwa ukuthi bafake i-hashtag kokuthunyelwe kwabo.
● Baqhuba izinhlelo ezahlukahlukene kuyo yonke inethiwekhi esebenzisana ne-Prevent Blindness ezinikele ekuthuthukiseni umbono wezingane, okuhlanganisa imicimbi yokuhlola umbono kanye nemibukiso yezempilo, imikhosi yemiklomelo ye-Person of Vision, ukuqashelwa kwabameli besifundazwe nabasekhaya, nokuningi.
“Ngo-1908, i-Prevent Blindness yasungulwa njengenhlangano yezempilo yomphakathi ezinikele ekusindiseni ukubona ezinsaneni ezisanda kuzalwa. Kuwo wonke amashumi eminyaka, sandise kakhulu umgomo wethu wokubhekana nezinkinga ezahlukahlukene zokubona kwezingane, okuhlanganisa nendima edlalwa umbono onempilo ekufundeni, ukungalingani kwezempilo kanye nokufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwabantu abambalwa, kanye nokukhuthaza ukuxhaswa ngezimali ukusekela ucwaningo nezinhlelo,” kusho uJeff Todd, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Prevent Blindness.
UTodd wengeze wathi, “Sibheke phambili ku-2022 kanye noNyaka Wombono Wezingane, futhi simema bonke labo abanesifiso sokusekela lo mkhankaso obalulekile ukuthi basithinte namuhla ukuze basisize sinikeze izingane zethu ikusasa eliqhakazile.”