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Your Voice Can Help Shape the Future of Global Donation and Transplantation

The World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting public feedback on its draft Global Strategy on Donation and Transplantation. The strategy aims to strengthen the availability, quality, safety, ethical oversight, and equitable access to the donation and transplantation of human cells, tissues, and organs worldwide.

The WHO welcomes feedback from all interested stakeholders. Organizations and professionals involved in donation and transplantation have valuable perspectives to share and are encouraged to review the draft strategy and submit feedback.

Comments are being accepted through August 31, 2026. If you haven't yet participated, we encourage you to review the draft strategy and share your perspectives.

🔗 Learn more and participate: https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/invitation--public-review-of-the-draft-global-strategy-on-donation-and-transplantation

Together, we can help strengthen donation and transplantation systems and improve access to life-changing care for patients around the world.

Every advancement in corneal care is made possible through education, collaboration, innovation, and partnership.

During the second quarter of 2026, Vision Share had the opportunity to work alongside our member eye banks, surgeons, researchers, and partners to help expand access to sight-restoring care around the world.

This quarter's highlights include:

- KeraNatural® wet labs in South Africa and Canada

- Morocco Eye Bank Development presented at WEBS 2026

- Research updates from ARVO

- Technology enhancements supporting eye banks

- Recognition of outstanding leaders and member eye banks across our network

Thank you to everyone who continues to support our mission. Together, we're helping support global sight restoration.

📖 Swipe through to explore the highlights, then read the full Q2 edition of The INSIDER here: https://visionshare.org/visionshare-newsletters/

What a remarkable week for Vision Share member eye banks at this year's Eye Bank Association of America Annual Meeting. VisionFirst - Indiana Lions Eye Bank had the honor of serving as the host eye bank for the event.

We were also thrilled to celebrate two outstanding leaders in our network: Eversight's Senior Brand Strategy and Communications Specialist, Caroline Miller, who received the Optics Award, and Chris Hanna, Executive Director of Utah Eye Bank, who was honored with the prestigious Heise Award.

One of the most meaningful moments was seeing current and former colleagues, team members, and friends come together to celebrate these well-deserved achievements.

Congratulations to all of this year's award recipients. We are proud to have these exceptional eye banks as part of the Vision Share network and grateful for their continued contributions to advancing eye banking and restoring sight worldwide.