World Sight Day 2026: Message from WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi
On World Sight Day 2026, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Mohamed Janabi calls for accelerated action to expand access to affordable eye care across Africa, where uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts remain the leading causes of vision loss. He highlights WHO’s SPECS 2030 initiative, now advancing in nine African countries, as a path towards the global 2030 targets for effective eye care coverage.
elombatd@who.int
Thu, 01/10/2026 – 14:04
World Sight Day 2026: Message from WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi
On World Sight Day 2026, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Mohamed Janabi calls for accelerated action to expand access to affordable eye care across Africa, where uncorrected refractive errors and cataracts remain the leading causes of vision loss. He highlights WHO’s SPECS 2030 initiative, now advancing in nine African countries, as a path towards the global 2030 targets for effective eye care coverage.
elombatd@who.int
Thu, 01/10/2026 – 14:04 Read MoreRegional Director Speeches and Messages