The Ghana Health Service (GHS) in collaboration with its partners in health service delivery, held an eye screening exercise in commemoration of the 2023 National World Sight Day.As part of activities to mark the day, an eye screening exercise was held for staff at the Graphic Communications Group Limited, commuters and traders at the Neoplan Station, and pupils of the All Saints Anglican Basic School, Adabraka.

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This year's theme is "Love Your Eyes at Work". The program brought stakeholders together to create awareness about the need for quality eye health, ways to improve eye health, and the importance of taking care of the eyes at work.<img alt="" class="wp-image-574513"/>World Sight Day is a global event that falls on the second Thursday in October every year.

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<img alt="" class="wp-image-574514"/>The day is set aside by the World Health Organization and the International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) to raise awareness and draw the world’s attention to global blindness and visual impairment as a major international public health issue.

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