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Dubai Health Authority will be responsible for implementing the Noor Dubai agenda |
The UAE unveiled a path-breaking benevolent initiative, Noor Dubai, geared towards taking care of one million blind and visually challenged persons. The Ramadan initiative will offer health services to one million people suffering from curable blindness and visual impairment in developing countries on a local, regional and international scale.
The Dubai Health Authority will be responsible for implementing the Noor Dubai agenda in collaboration with two leading international organisations - the Lions Clubs International, the world's largest voluntary organisation.
In addition to the UAE, Noor Dubai will reach out to people in a number of countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Mali, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. The Noor Dubai initiative follows the unprecedented success achieved by the Dubai Cares campaign, which was launched last year with an overarching goal of providing primary education to one million underprivileged children around the world.
