Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- BRAC is celebrating nineteen years of commitment to improving vision care across Bangladesh through its comprehensive eye care programmes, which have reached around 17.7 million people.

This milestone comes as the world observes World Sight Day on Thursday, 9 October, a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of eye health and the prevention of avoidable blindness, according to a media release.

BRAC Health's eye care initiative, currently active in 61 districts, is marking this year's World Sight Day with more than 350 nationwide eye camps and over 50 awareness rallies. Senior local government officials at the upazila level have been invited to participate in these activities, underscoring the critical r...