Noor Dubai helps over 25m in Asia and Africa

Over 25 million visually impaired individuals from all over Africa and Asia have benefited from the free treatment and preventive programmes conducted by Noor Dubai Foundation since its inception in 2008, said Dr Humaid Al Qutami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the Dubai Health authority (DHA) addressing a speical strategy workshop for the organisation on Tuesday.

Noor Dubai also helped over 1,000 blue collar workers in labour camps and 1,000 students across UAE by attending to their impaired visual functions successfully.

The workshop was attended by Dr Mahmoud Fikri, the Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World Health Organisation and Dr Manal Taryam, the CEO and Board member of Noor Dubai Foundation.

During his inaugural address for the event, Al Qutami said Noor Dubai has based its achievements on the values learnt from Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan when he established the UAE and mandated the support to all nations in need — irrespective of colour, race and religion.

Dr Taryam, said that on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of Noor Dubai, the foundation is working to devise a new strategy inline with the developmental objectives of international organisations.

She said that when Noor Dubai was first launched as an initiative in 2008, it aimed to treat and prevent visual impairment through educational and treatment programmes.