CHICAGO—Thintela Ubumfamauye wabhengeza owama-2022 “njengoNyaka woMbono waBantwana.”
Injongo kukugqamisa kunye nokujongana nombono ohlukeneyo kunye obalulekileyo kunye neemfuno zempilo yamehlo zabantwana kunye nokuphucula iziphumo ngokubhengezwa, impilo yoluntu, imfundo, kunye nokwazisa, umbutho, umbutho wesizwe, umbutho omdala wezempilo ongenzi nzuzo kunye nokhuseleko, waphawula. Iziphazamiso zombono eziqhelekileyo ebantwaneni ziquka i-amblyopia (iliso elonqenayo), i-strabismus (amehlo anqamlezileyo), kunye nempazamo ye-refractive, kuquka i-myopia, i-hyperopia kunye ne-astigmatism.
Ukunceda ukujongana nezi nkxalabo, ukuThintela ubumfama kuya kuqalisa ngamaphulo ahlukeneyo kunye neenkqubo kuwo wonke uNyaka woMbono waBantwana, kubandakanywa kodwa kungaphelelanga apho:
● Ukubonelela iintsapho, abanonopheli, kunye neengcali ngezixhobo zemfundo zasimahla kunye nezibonelelo kwizihloko ezahlukeneyo zempilo yamehlo kubandakanya ukuphazamiseka kokubona kunye nezindululo zokhuseleko lwamehlo.
● Ukuqhubeka neenzame zokwazisa kunye nokusebenza nabaqulunqi bomgaqo-nkqubo ngamathuba okujongana nombono wabantwana kunye nempilo yamehlo njengenxalenye yophuhliso lwabantwana abaselula, imfundo, ukulingana kwezempilo, kunye nempilo yoluntu.
● Yenza uthotho lweewebinars zasimahla, ezisingathwa yiIziko leSizwe loMbono waBantwana kunye neMpilo yaMahlo ekuthinteleni ubumfama (NCCVEH), kubandakanywa izihloko ezifana nombono wempilo yabantwana abaneemfuno ezizodwa, kunye neendibano zocweyo ezivela kwiUmbono ongcono ngokudibeneyoimibutho yoluntu kunye nombuso.
● Ukwandisa ukufikelela kwi-NCCVEH-convensedUmanyano lwaBantwana ngokuLingana.
● Khokela iinzame zokukhuthaza uphando olutsha kwimpilo yamehlo neyombono yabantwana.
● Qalisa amaphulo ahlukeneyo eendaba zoluntu ngezihloko zombono wabantwana kunye nemiba ethile. Amaphulo okubandakanya #YOCV kwizithuba. Abalandeli baya kucelwa ukuba bafake i-hashtag kwizithuba zabo.
● Ukuqhuba iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo kulo lonke uthungelwano olunxulumene noThintelo lobumfama oluzinikele ekuqhubeleni phambili umbono wabantwana, kubandakanywa imisitho yokujonga umbono kunye nemiboniso yezempilo, imisitho yokuwongwa koMntu onguMbono, ukuvunywa kwabameli bakarhulumente nabengingqi, nokunye.
Ngo-1908, i-Prevent Blindness yasekwa njenge-arhente yezempilo yoluntu ezinikele ekusindiseni ukubona kwiintsana ezisanda kuzalwa. Ukutyhubela amashumi eminyaka, siye sandisa kakhulu injongo yethu yokujongana nemiba eyahlukahlukeneyo yombono wabantwana, kuquka indima edlalwa ngumbono ophilileyo ekufundeni, ukungafani kwezempilo kunye nokufikelela kukhathalelo lwabantu abambalwa, kunye nokukhuthaza inkxaso-mali yokuxhasa uphando kunye neenkqubo, "Utshilo uJeff Todd, umongameli kunye ne-CEO ye-Prevent Blindness.
Wongeze uTodd, “Sijonge ku-2022 nakuNyaka woMbono waBantwana, kwaye simema bonke abanomdla wokuxhasa esi sizathu sibalulekileyo ukuba baqhagamshelane nathi namhlanje ukuze basincede sibonelele ngekamva eliqaqambileyo labantwana bethu.”