Nigeria has urged world leaders and global partners to scale up investment in eye health, warning that preventable blindness and visual impairment are fast becoming a major global challenge. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made the call on Wednesday at a high-level event, “The Value of Vision: The Case for Investment”, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Speaking as co-host, Dr. Salako stressed that eye health is both a…
UNGA80: Nigeria demands global action to curb blindness, pushes for investment in Eye health
