06
Sep
Orbis has issued a report in India, suggests that the country loses an estimated USD 118 billion annually in cumulative gross national income (GNI) due to childhood blindness. The report titled Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investing in Child Eye Health is based on 2020 estimates and reflects the economic losses incurred by India due to lost productive years as a result of childhood blindness spanning over a period of 35 years, and rising to USD 158 billion for 40 working years. The report was launched at the 16thedition of VISION 2020: The Right to Sight - INDIA national conference. VISION 2020…
