| 词条 | World Sight Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| holiday_name = World Sight Day | type = International | official_name = World Sight Day |nickname = WSD | significance = Raise public awareness of blindness & vision impairment, influence Governments/Ministers of Health to participate in and designate funds for national blindness prevention programmes and educate target audiences about blindness prevention | duration = 1 day | date = Second Thursday of October every year | firsttime = {{start date and age|df=yes|12 October 2000}} | observances = Focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment }} World Sight Day, observed annually on the second Thursday of October, is a global event meant to draw attention on blindness and vision impairment. It was originally initiated by the SightFirstCampaign of Lions Club International Foundation in 2000. It has since been integrated into VISION 2020 and is coordinated by IAPB in cooperation with the World Health Organization. The theme for World Sight Day 2014[1]—held on October 9, 2014—was "No more Avoidable Blindness". It took place on the second Thursday in October 2014.[2] World Sight Day, 2000–presentThe following table shows the themes of each World Sight Day since 2000.[3]
References1. ^IAPB Website, September 2014 2. ^http://www.iapb.org/advocacy/world-sight-day 3. ^World Sight Day Themes 3 : October observances|Thursday observances|Holidays and observances by scheduling (nth weekday of the month) |
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