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Tanzania. These now aim to help meet the educational and information needs within their regions (see Box 2). Human Resources The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word ÔresourceÕ as Òthe means of supply-ing a want or a needÓ. Information technology, the newest devel-opment contributing to health communica-tion, can now link health workers and makes available to them a wide range of resources. Most sites are Ôread onlyÕ but some are interactive with some health libraries providing Ôtouch screenÕ facilities. But our best means of meeting learning needs undoubtedly remains the human resource. Participants on training courses can be supported following a local, national or international course by means of peer net-working and the organisation of ÔalumniÕ meetings. Delegate lists at conferences are a useful way of facilitating follow-up and for providing relevant resource informa-tion. The sharing of information with like-minded colleagues, even at a distance, is made easier through the ever-increasing use of electronic newsletters. As individuals, we all can contribute, in some measure, to learning and information by sharing our own knowledge and experi-ences, however limited, with those who seek to make Vision 2020: the Right to Sight, a reality