Elections coming up 19 September – What to ask your local candidates?
With Elections just around the corner, now is the perfect time to raise awareness of macular degeneration and eye health with your local candidates.
This NZ Herald article is a good piece to share with them and great way to start a conversation.
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12331975
Here are also a couple questions and points you can raise with them:
What will you and your party do to ensure the policy of ‘one free eye check’ is implemented quickly and effectively?
Blindness from macular degeneration is a growing epidemic in NZ. 1.5 million people are at-risk, 160,000 people are diagnosed and 33,000 have vision loss. One in seven people over 50 years of age are affected. Awareness and early detection are the key to saving vision loss. How will you ensure people in our communities have the information and tools they need to save their sight?
Contact Macular Degeneration NZ if you want more information or resources to present to your local candidates.
