Actions for Objective 3 Proposed inputs from Member States Inputs from the Secretariat Proposed inputs from international partners 3.1 Engage non-health Health ministries identify and engage Advise Member States on specific Advocate across sectors the added sectors in developing and sectors, such as those under ministries of roles of non-health sectors and value of multisectoral work implementing education, finance, welfare and provide support in identifying and Provide financial and technical eye health/prevention of development engaging non- health sectors capacity to multisectoral activities visual impairment policies Report experiences to the Secretariat Collate and publish Member (e.g. and sanitation) and plans States’ experiences Provide support to Member States in collecting and disseminating experiences 3.2 Enhance effective Promote active engagement in, and Where appropriate, participate in Promote participation and actively international and national appropriate, establish partnerships and and lead partnerships and support partnerships, alliances and partnerships and alliances alliances that harmonize and are aligned alliances, including engaging other intercountry collaboration with national priorities, policies, plans and United Nations entities, that that harmonize and are aligned with programmes support, harmonize and Member States’ priorities, policies, are aligned with Member States’ and programmes Identify and promote suitable mechanisms priorities, policies, plans and for intercountry collaboration programmes Facilitate and support establishment of intercountry collaboration 3.3 Integrate eye Identify and incorporate eye health in Write and disseminate key Advocate the integration of eye health into relevant poverty-reduction strategies, messages for policy-makers health into poverty-reduction reduction strategies, initiatives and socioeconomic policies strategies, initiatives and Advise Member States on ways to initiatives and wider socioeconomic policies Ensure that people with avoidable and include eye health/prevention of socioeconomic policies unavoidable visual impairment have visual impairment in poverty- access to educational opportunities, and reduction strategies, initiatives and that disability inclusion practices are socioeconomic policies developed, implemented and evaluated
Actions for Objective 3 Proposed inputs from Member States Inputs from the Secretariat Proposed inputs from international partners 3.1 Engage non-health sectors in developing and implementing eye health/prevention of visual impairment policies and plans Health ministries identify and engage sectors, such as those under ministries of education, finance, welfare and development Report experiences to the Secretariat Advise Member States on specific roles of non-health sectors and provide support in identifying and engaging non- health sectors Collate and publish Member States’ experiences Advocate across sectors the added value of multisectoral work Provide financial and technical capacity to multisectoral activities (e.g. and sanitation) Provide support to Member States in collecting and disseminating experiences 3.2 Enhance effective international and national partnerships and alliances Promote active engagement in, and appropriate, establish partnerships and alliances that harmonize and are aligned with national priorities, policies, plans and programmes Identify and promote suitable mechanisms for intercountry collaboration Where appropriate, participate in and lead partnerships and alliances, including engaging other United Nations entities, that support, harmonize and are aligned with Member States’ priorities, policies, plans and programmes Facilitate and support establishment of intercountry collaboration Promote participation and actively support partnerships, alliances and intercountry collaboration that harmonize and are aligned with Member States’ priorities, policies, and programmes 3.3 Integrate eye health into reduction strategies, initiatives and wider socioeconomic policies Identify and incorporate eye health in relevant poverty-reduction strategies, initiatives and socioeconomic policies Ensure that people with avoidable and unavoidable visual impairment have access to educational opportunities, and that disability inclusion practices are developed, implemented and evaluated Write and disseminate key messages for policy-makers Advise Member States on ways to include eye health/prevention of visual impairment in poverty- reduction strategies, initiatives and socioeconomic policies Advocate the integration of eye health into poverty-reduction strategies, initiatives and socioeconomic policies
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