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The Federal Government has launched the first national eye health policy to increase accessibility to eye care services for Nigerians.
Speaking at the launch of the policy, in Abuja, on Thursday, the Minister of State for Health, Olorunimbe Mamora, reiterated the importance of vision to the socio-economic development of the people.
Mamora stated that Nigeria with other member states at the United Nations General Assembly recently adopted the vision for everyone which formed accelerating action to achieve the sustainable development goals resolution.
The National Eye Health policy is Nigeria’s first comprehensive National Eye Health Policy which scales up existing eye health services and ensures that no one is left behind.
