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Prevention of Blindness Week 2023 - April 1/7
April 8 , 2023
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- The Government of India organises the Prevention of Blindness Week from April 1-7 every year to raise awareness about the causes and prevention of blindness.
- The annual event aims to support individuals with visual impairments, and to promote access to eye care services.
- Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur, the first health minister of India, established the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness.
- The observance of the week was started in 1960.
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