National Vision 2020 Plan for the prevention of blindness in Grenada 2008-2012

 National Vision 2020 Plan for the prevention of blindness in Grenada DRAFTED BY: Workshop of Stakeholders. DATE: 8th August 2008 VENUE: Conference Room, Ministry of Education – Grenada.   1. INTRODUCTION People and Population 2008: Grenada Demographic Profile 2008 Indicator 2008 Population (thousands) 107,381 Population over 50 21,276 Population between 5-15 27,308 Population attending the school 5-18 23,306 Total school population in grade 5 2,213 Number of new-born per year 1,450 2. BLINDNESS Blindness Worldwide  In 2006 WHO estimated that more than 161 million people globally were visually impaired due to eye diseases, 124 million of whom had low vision …