Daniels holds that the persistence of avoidable health inequalities does not give us reason in justice, independently of the difference principle, to eliminate their underlying cause.
We believe that this opportunity can be utilized to communicate health education regarding glaucoma and other causes of avoidable blindness.
Only then we will be able to identify the causes of avoidable deaths and ensure that they are properly addressed".
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness provides valid estimates in a short period of time to assess the magnitude and causes of avoidable blindness.
Data on prevalence and causes of avoidable blindness in Malawi are not readily available.
With the launch of Vision 2020 global initiative the focus has shifted to all causes of avoidable blindness rather than being limited to cataract and rapid assessments have been expanded to include all causes of avoidable blindness [23] [26].
With the clarion call for the elimination of avoidable blindness by 2020, rapid assessments have evolved to include all causes of avoidable blindness like cataract, refractive errors, trachoma and other causes of corneal scarring [25].
The study determined magnitude and causes of avoidable blindness in India in 2007 among the 50+ population.
Smoking is one of the leading causes of avoidable death globally (1).
Public health research, in turn, tends to avoid political issues, aligning with more neutral agendas, that attract funding and/or other forms of support, but that risk neglecting the root causes of avoidable and unfair burdens of illness and disease.
