CHICAGO—Irinde ubuhumyiyatangaje ko umwaka wa 2022 ari "Umwaka w'Icyerekezo cy'Abana."
Intego ni ukugaragaza no gukemura ibibazo bitandukanye kandi by’ingenzi ku birebana n’amaso n’ibikenewe ku buzima bw’amaso ku bana no kunoza umusaruro binyuze mu buvugizi, ubuzima rusange, uburezi, no kumenyekanisha, nk’uko byatangajwe n’umuryango, umuryango ushaje cyane mu gihugu uharanira ubuzima bw’amaso n’umutekano, (organisme), wavuze ko indwara zo kutabona zikunze kugaragara ku bana zirimo amblyopia (ijisho ry’umunebwe), strabismus (amaso afatanye), n’ikosa ryo kureba kure, harimo myopia, hyperopia na astigmatism.
Kugira ngo ifashe gukemura ibi bibazo, Prevent Blindness izatangira gahunda zitandukanye mu mwaka w’icyerekezo cy’abana, harimo ariko bitagarukira kuri ibi bikurikira:
● Ha imiryango, abarezi, n'inzobere ibikoresho n'amasomo ku buntu ku ngingo zitandukanye zijyanye n'ubuzima bw'amaso harimo n'ibibazo byo kutabona n'inama ku bijyanye n'umutekano w'amaso.
● Gukomeza gushyira imbaraga mu kumenyesha no gukorana n'abashyiraho amategeko ku mahirwe yo kwita ku buzima bw'amaso n'amaso y'abana nk'igice cy'iterambere ry'abana bato, uburezi, uburinganire mu buzima, n'ubuzima rusange.
● Kora urukurikirane rw'ibiganiro bya interineti ku buntu, byateguwe naIkigo cy'Igihugu gishinzwe Kureba no Kubungabunga Amaso y'Abana mu Ishuri Rishinzwe Kurinda Ubuhumyi (NCCVEH)harimo ingingo nk'ubuzima bw'amaso bw'abana bafite ibibazo byihariye, n'amahugurwa yavuye muIcyerekezo cyiza hamweihuriro ry’abaturage n’ibihugu.
● Kwagura ubushobozi bwa NCCVEHIhuriro ry’Ubukungu bw’Abana mu Iyerekwa ry’Abana.
● Kuyobora ibikorwa byo guteza imbere ubushakashatsi bushya ku buzima bw'amaso n'amaso y'abana.
● Tangiza ubukangurambaga butandukanye ku mbuga nkoranyambaga ku ngingo n'ibibazo byihariye by'iyerekwa ry'abana. Ubukangurambaga bwo gushyira #YOCV mu nyandiko. Abakurikira bazasabwa gushyira hashtag mu nyandiko zabo.
● Gukora gahunda zitandukanye hirya no hino mu muyoboro w’abafatanyabikorwa wa Prevent Blindness zigamije guteza imbere icyerekezo cy’abana, harimo ibikorwa byo gusuzuma icyerekezo n’amamurikagurisha y’ubuzima, ibirori byo gutanga ibihembo ku bantu bafite icyerekezo, gushimira abavugizi ba leta n’abo mu gace, n’ibindi byinshi.
Jeff Todd, perezida akaba n'umuyobozi mukuru wa Prevent Blindness yagize ati: “Mu 1908, Prevent Blindness yashinzwe nk'ikigo cyita ku buzima rusange cyari kigamije kurokora ubuhumyi bw'abana bavutse. Mu myaka ibarirwa muri za mirongo ishize, twaguriye cyane intego yacu yo gukemura ibibazo bitandukanye by'abana byo kureba, harimo uruhare rw'amaso meza mu myigire, ubusumbane mu buzima no kubona ubuvuzi ku baturage bake, no gukora ubuvugizi ku nkunga yo gushyigikira ubushakashatsi na gahunda.”
Todd yongeyeho ati: “Dutegereje umwaka wa 2022 n'Umwaka w'Icyerekezo cy'Abana, kandi turatumira abantu bose bashishikajwe no gushyigikira iki gikorwa cy'ingenzi kuduhamagara uyu munsi kugira ngo badufashe guha abana bacu ahazaza heza.”