Dubai: Noor Dubai Foundation has announced signing an agreement with the Dar Al Ber Charity to raise funds for restoring vision for the visually challenged around the world.
The agreement signed between Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dar Al Ber Society and Noor Dubai will enable the foundation to conduct preventive and treatment programmes in the UAE and many other countries.
Dr Manal Taryam, Board member and CEO of Noor Dubai Foundation, said so far similar programmes have benefited more than 25 million individuals suffering from visual impairment since its inception in 2008 across 20 countries and 28 cities in Africa and Asia.
Dr Taryam said when Noor Dubai was first launched as an initiative in 2008, it aimed to treat and prevent visual impairment through educational and treatment programmes. She added that through its award winning outreach programme in the UAE, the mobile clinic succeeded in conducting vision screening on more than 7,000 individuals across various segments of society.
