“It’s the Ophthalmology Express!”
Sarah Davies Policy and Advocacy Adviser at Vision 2020 Australia writes about the 49th Annual Scientific Congress of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
Author: Sarah Davies
Sarah is a Policy and Advocacy Officer with the Vision 2020 Australia team. Sarah holds a Bachelor of International Relations and has a wide range of interests both internationally and within Australia. Sarah’s passions include advocating for social and economic equality for women and children, and closing the gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Budget a missed opportunity to close the gap on health
Vision 2020 Australia Policy and Advocacy Officer Sarah Davies questions why Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health was largely ignored in the 2017-18 Federal Budget.
Australia needs nationally consistent subsidised spectacle schemes
For many Australians, particularly in remote and regional areas, spectacles can be costly and difficult to access. In Australia, subsidised schemes exist however; they are not uniform across the country.
NDIS safeguards and access to information vital for blind or vision impaired people
Last week, Vision 2020 Australia provided input to the Department of Social Services consultation on the Quality and Safeguarding Framework for the NDIS. Sarah Davis explorse the key points made in the submission.
Eye health given further voice in aid inquiry
As one of the Abbott Government’s key policy reform areas attracting significant political and community attention since coming into office, Australia’s overseas aid program is a difficult space to have a voice.
A forum to face challenges and celebrate success
Sarah blogs about the passionate discussions and presentations at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Coordination Forum held in Melbourne on 23 June 2014.