I-CHICAGO—Vimbela Ubumpumputheisimemezele u-2022 “Unyaka Wombono Wezingane.”
Umgomo uwukugqamisa nokubhekana nombono ohlukahlukene nobalulekile kanye nezidingo zezempilo zamehlo zezingane kanye nokwenza ngcono imiphumela ngokumela, ezempilo yomphakathi, imfundo, nokuqwashisa, kuphawuliwe, inhlangano, inhlangano endala yesizwe engenzi nzuzo yezempilo nokuphepha, kuphawuliwe. Ukuphazamiseka kokubona okuvamile ezinganeni kuhlanganisa i-amblyopia (iso elivilaphayo), i-strabismus (amehlo awela), kanye nephutha le-refractive, okuhlanganisa i-myopia, i-hyperopia ne-astigmatism.
Ukusiza ukubhekana nalokhu kukhathazeka, I-Prevent Blindness izoqala izinhlelo nezinhlelo ezihlukahlukene phakathi noNyaka Wombono Wezingane, okuhlanganisa kodwa kungagcini nje:
● Nikeza imindeni, abanakekeli, nezingcweti ngezinto zokufundisa zamahhala nezisetshenziswa ezihlokweni ezihlukene zezempilo zamehlo okuhlanganisa ukuphazamiseka kokubona nezincomo zokuphepha kwamehlo.
● Qhubeka nemizamo yokwazisa nokusebenzisana nabakhi benqubomgomo ngamathuba okubhekana nombono wezingane nempilo yamehlo njengengxenye yokuthuthukiswa kwengane isencane, imfundo, ukulingana kwezempilo, nempilo yomphakathi.
● Yenza uchungechunge lwama-webinars amahhala, aphethwe yi-Isikhungo Sikazwelonke Sombono Wezingane kanye Nempilo Yamehlo at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH), okuhlanganisa izihloko ezifana nombono wempilo yezingane ezinezidingo ezikhethekile, kanye nemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi evela kuUmbono Ongcono Ndawonyeimifelandawonye yomphakathi kanye nombuso.
● Nweba ukufinyelela kwe-NCCVEH-convensedI-Children's Vision Equity Alliance.
● Ukuhola imizamo yokuthuthukisa ucwaningo olusha mayelana nempilo yamehlo nemibono yezingane.
● Yethula imikhankaso ehlukahlukene yenkundla yezokuxhumana ngezihloko ezithile zombono wezingane kanye nezinkinga. Imikhankaso yokufaka i-#YOCV kokuthunyelwe. Abalandeli bazocelwa ukuthi bafake i-hashtag kokuthunyelwe kwabo.
● Ukuqhuba izinhlelo ezihlukahlukene kuyo yonke inethiwekhi yenxusa le-Prevent Blindness elizinikele ekuthuthukiseni umbono wezingane, okuhlanganisa imicimbi yokuhlolwa kombono nemibukiso yezempilo, imikhosi yemiklomelo Yomuntu Obonayo, ukuqashelwa kwabameli bombuso nabasendaweni, nokunye.
“Ngo-1908, i-Prevent Blindness yasungulwa njengenhlangano yezempilo yomphakathi ezinikele ekusindiseni ukubona ezinganeni ezisanda kuzalwa. Kuwo wonke amashumi eminyaka, siye sandisa kakhulu umgomo wethu wokubhekana nezinkinga ezihlukahlukene zombono wezingane, okuhlanganisa indima edlalwa umbono onempilo ekufundeni, ukungafani kwezempilo kanye nokufinyelela ekunakekelweni kwabantu abambalwa, kanye nokumelela uxhaso lwezimali ukuze kusekelwe ucwaningo nezinhlelo, ” kusho uJeff Todd, umongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Prevent Blindness.
Wengeze u-Todd, “Sibheke ngabomvu ku-2022 kanye Nonyaka Wombono Wezingane, futhi simema bonke abanentshisekelo yokweseka lesi sizathu esibalulekile ukuthi basithinte namuhla ukuze basisize sinikeze izingane zethu ikusasa eliqhakazile.”