Annex 1

WHO Meeting on the Prevention of Childhood Blindness

List of participants

Professor F. Billson, Head, Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Hospital, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia (Chairman)

Dr A. Cherinet, Programme Manager, National Programme for the Prevention of Blindness, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Dr H. Faal, Consultant Ophthalmologist, Coordinator, Gambia National Eye Plan, Royal Victoria Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia

Dr A. Foster, Senior Lecturer, International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, England

Professor B. Jay, Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, England

Professor G. Johnson, Director, International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, England ( Vice-Chairman)

Professor M.D. Khan, Department of Ophthalmology, Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan

Professor M. Marsetio, Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia

Dr E. Maul, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile

Dr D. McLaren, Senior Lecturer, International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, England

Dr D. Minassian, Senior Lecturer, International Centre for Eye Health, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, England

Professor T.N. Nguyen, Director, National Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Dr R. Pararajasegaram, Regional Chairman, International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, New Delhi, India (Rapporteur)

Dr R. Riise, Chief Medical Officer of Hedmark County, Hamar, Norway

Professor F. Sayegh, Head, Department of Ophthalmology, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan

Dr F. Sayek, Coordinator for Blindness Prevention, Ministry of Health and Social Assistance, Ankara, Turkey

Dr B. Underwood, Assistant Director for International Program Activities, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States of America

Representatives of other organizations

Christoffel Blindenmission

Mr C. Garms, Executive Director, Christoffel Blindenmission, Bensheim-Schoenberg, Germany

Dr A. Hennig, Medical Adviser/Consultant, South Asia Region, Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr D. Yorston, CBM Continental Office for Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

Helen Keller International Inc.

Ms A. Ralte, Acting Director, Vitamin A Technical Assistance Program, New York, NY, USA

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB)

Dr C. Kupfer, President, IAPB, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

International Eye Foundation

Ms V.M. Sheffield, Executive Director, International Eye Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA

Dr L. Schwab, Ophthalmologist, International Eye Foundation, Bethesda, MD, USA

Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind (RCSB)

Mr A. Johns, Executive Director, RCSB, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

Mr K. Carey, Director, Overseas Services, RCSB, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England

Dr R. Whitfield, RCSB/OEU Eye Care Consultant for Africa, Nyeri, Kenya

Dr G. Kothari, Child Eye Care Consultant, Sight Savers, Bombay, India

United Nations Children's Fund

Mr P. Greaves, Senior Advisor, Nutrition Programme Division, New York, NY, USA

World Blind Union

Professor A.R. Fielder, Vice-Chairman, Royal National Institute for the Blind Prevention of Blindness Research Sub-Committee, Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital, Birmingham, England

Secretariat

Dr G. Clugston, Nutrition, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr N. Cohen, Expanded Programme on Immunization, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr I. Darnton-Hill, Regional Adviser on Nutrition, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Manila, Philippines

Dr A. Modjtabai, Regional Adviser on Noncommunicable Diseases, WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, Egypt

Dr A.-D. Negrel, Ophthalmologist, Programme for the Prevention of Blindness, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland

Dr B. Thylefors, Programme Manager, Programme for the Prevention of Blindness, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland (Secretary)