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Team members from Mission for Vision (MFV) attended the 15th annual conference of "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight - India" held in Chennai. The conference was attended by more than 600 delegates from 18 states and 2 union territories across 115 organisations from India and around 250 oral presentations and plenary talks were delivered. The MFV team presented 3 posters The MFV team delivered 9 oral presentations
EYE HEALTH HERO 2019 The Eye Health Heroes Award recognises and celebrates young and upcoming frontline sta or volunteers within the eye health sector. We are pleased to share that Pranjal Daimary (Field Supervisor - Programme Impact, Mission for Vision) was awarded the title of Eye Health Hero for his service to the community and valuable contributions towards universal eye care.
Ms. Sushami Pal (Liaison OďŹƒcer, Mission for Vision) was felicitated with the award for "Best Oral Presentation" for one of her sessions.
World Sight Day (WSD), observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment. The theme for WSD in 2019 was Vision First and Mission for Vision collaborated with partners and actively took part in various programmes that involved conducting eye-screening camps and generating greater awareness through videos and banners on this topic.
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