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Fighting blindness

Synonyms:
Preventing blindness
Fighting against blindness
Broader:
Fighting
Preventing
Narrower:
Correcting eye disorders
Controlling river blindness
Preventing avoidable blindness
Constrained by:
Blinding children
Values:
Fight
Blindness
Organizations:
World Blind Union
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
Latin American Blind Union
Institute for Tropical Ophthalmology in Africa
International Centre for Eye Health
Dana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology
European Blind Union
ORBIS International
Sightsavers International
Subjects:
Societal Problems → Prevention
Health Care → Blind, visually impaired
Defence → Conflict
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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The Union of International Associations (UIA) is a research institute and documentation centre, based in Brussels. It was established in 1907, by Henri la Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 1913), and Paul Otlet, a founding father of what is now called information science.
 

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