Vol. 20 No. 64 DECEMBER 2007

Advocacy for eye health

EDITORIAL
Advocacy for eye health
Detlef Prozesky

ARTICLES
Turning fine words into action: suggestions for high-level advocacy
Richard Porter

The challenges of advocacy in sub-Saharan Africa
Kayode Odusote

Convincing governments to act: VISION 2020 and the Millennium Development Goals
Hannah Faal, Clare Gilbert

Charting new frontiers of hope in Pakistan
Asad Aslam Khan

Advocacy to improve the delivery of eye care
RD Thulasiraj

Improving gender equity in eye care: advocating for the needs of women
Paul Courtright, Susan Lewallen

How to measure intraocular pressure: applanation tonometry
Sue Stevens, Clare Gilbert, Nick Astbury

EXCHANGE
The ‘ngisipet’ and trachoma prevention: solving the latrine problem in nomadic tribes
Daniel S Morris, Julia Francombe

Community Eye Health MSc dissertations
Barka David Lass, Susan Kikira, Karin Lecuona, Tasnim H Parkar, Tran Huy Hoang, Heidi Laviers, Zhigang Yuan

USEFUL RESOURCES
Useful resources for advocacy

NEWS
Better vision for safer roads: an instance of accidental advocacy in Nigeria

Million-dollar advocacy success for VISION 2020 Australia

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meetings/Training