Advocacy toolkit Inclusiveness and health equity in national eye health strategies

The aim of the toolkit is : 

• To provide support with ensuring that national eye health strategies are inclusive and strive towards health equity for persons with disabilities.
• To provide support on agenda setting and develop core advocacy messages around inclusive eye health.
• To hold governments accountable and sensitise them for more inclusive eye health and accessible eye care strategies.

Who is the target group of this toolkit?:

This toolkit assists CBM Global country teams and partners, including Organisation of Persons with Disabilities (OPD) partners and other eye care Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), in advocating for more inclusive eye health.

What is Inclusive Eye Health?:

CBM Global is striving towards equitable eye health and accessible eye care for everyone, including persons with disabilities. It means proactively creating an enabling environment within the eye health sector for marginalized groups, and in particular persons with disabilities.

What is advocacy for Inclusive Eye Health ?

Advocacy for inclusive eye health is the purposeful and engaged process intended to actively influence decision-makers and duty bearers responsible for the development, modification and execution of policies related to eye health to bring meaningful changes that make eye health more equitable for persons with disabilities.