Bangladesh sets its sights on 10 lakh (1,000,000) cataract surgeries and 1 crore (10 million) pairs of glasses by 2030

Bangladesh's National Eye Health Action Plan for 2026–30, presented at the World Eye Health Summit on November 3, aims to carry out 10 lakh (1,000,000) cataract operations, hand out 1 crore (10 million) prescription glasses and extend referral eye care to 2 crore (20 million) people. State Minister for Health MA Muhit called preventable blindness not only a humanitarian concern but an economic one, and pledged eye examinations for every citizen.

SDG 3 · Good health and well-being — Mechanism: policy reform