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Compare activities confirmed in public documents. Program scope, goal, and outcome are three different pieces of information.
Poland
Singapore China Taiwan
Hong Kong
Japan
Overview map. Natural Earth, public domain.
2021 → 2026 Pilot completed; there are school and local activities
Poland
School prevention and community programs
Ministry of National Education, school care system, local governments
Screening
Screening tests, including visual acuity.
Monitoring
The corpus lacks confirmation of uniform national myopia monitoring.
Education
Education in piloting and local activities.
Objectives
A common national target for myopia was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
What the source reports
Pilot: 1052 children, 10 schools; ending in 2022
Screening ≠ diagnosis. Local program ≠ national system.
From 2001 Multiannual program described by MOH
Singapore
National Myopia Prevention Program
Ministry of Health / Health Promotion Board
Screening
Vision screening of children in the school system.
Monitoring
Rate monitoring in school cohorts.
Education
Education of students, parents and teachers.
Objectives
Primary 1 : 30% or less, according to MOH response.
What the source reports
26% in Primary 1 in 2023.
The trend does not isolate the effect of the program itself.
Plan 2026–2030 Published plan with objectives and monitoring
China
Inter-ministerial children's health plan 2026–2030
Health and education administration; 13 institution
Screening
Schools: two vision tests per semester; kindergarten every six months.
Monitoring
Electronic visual health profiles and school monitoring.
Education
Daylight, learning conditions, family education.
Objectives
To 2030: approximately 3% in six-year-olds, < 32% primary school, < 60% lower secondary school, < 70% higher school.
What the source reports
Message 2026: 49,9% students in 2025; 53,6% in 2018
Goals are not outcomes; an observational decline does not prove the effectiveness of a single ingredient.
MOHW materials 2024 Confirmed educational and preventive activities
Taiwan
Public policy on children's visual health
Ministry of Health and Welfare / HPA
Screening
Regular eye examinations are recommended.
Monitoring
The official materials refer to population studies.
Education
Daily outdoor time and close work breaks.
Objectives
Educational keyword: 120 minutes of outdoor activity.
What the source reports
This communication is not an evaluation of the results of the entire policy.
We do not present distributed activities as one program with a common name.
From 1995 Annual care for enrolled students
Hong Kong
Student Health Service
Department of Health
Screening
Vision assessment as part of a general health examination.
Monitoring
Periodic assessments and referral for in-depth diagnostics.
Education
Individual health counseling and education.
Objectives
Health needs at subsequent stages of development.
What the source reports
The source describes the scope of benefits; we do not attribute an epidemiological effect to it.
Broad student health program; Hong Kong shown as a separate administrative system.
FY2021–FY2023 Test data and release procedure
Japan
MEXT - Myopia Actual Test
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Screening
Measurement in a dedicated student study.
Monitoring
Individual data set and research access rules.
Education
This document is about data, not an educational program.
Objectives
Allowing analysis and use of measurement data.
What the source reports
Validated measurement project for three financial years.
It does not support a comprehensive equivalent of NMPP.
WHO: A broader focus of
SPECS 2030 addresses access to refractive care more broadly; includes services, staff, education, costs and monitoring.
It is not a myopia-only program and is not the source of the 49,8% projection.
CLAIM-WHO
No program proves its effectiveness merely by its date of creation. Administrative trends do not isolate the impact of education, screening, learning conditions, and demographic changes.
