DUBAI: Saudi doctors and volunteers are expected to play a key role in a newly launched initiative to allow health professionals in Yemen, Bangladesh, Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan to intervene quickly to save people’s vision.
The initiative, the result of a partnership between the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) and Al-Basar International Foundation, envisages 41 medical campaigns, during which an estimated 205,000 examinations will be conducted, 16,400 operations will be carried out, and 41,000 medical glasses will be distributed.
The 262,400 individuals expected to benefit from this initiative are among the estimated 2.2 billion people worldwide affected by blindness or vision impairment, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. The WHO figure includes an estimated one billion that have a preventable vision impairment or one that has yet to be addressed.
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Union Budget focussed on healthcare, infra to have ripple effect on development in other sectors: Axis Ecorp CEO ANI | Updated: Feb 06, 2021 13:37 IST
New Delhi [India], February 6 (ANI): The Union Budget 2021 is largely focused on healthcare and infrastructure, which will have a ripple effect on the development in the other sectors including real estate, said Aditya Kushwaha, CEO and Director, Axis Ecorp. We welcome the first digital budget presented by the Finance Minister. The budget is largely focussed on healthcare and infrastructure, which will have a ripple effect on the development in the other sectors including real estate, said Kushwaha.
Unchanged rates mean that home loans won t get expensive and buyers can continue to take advantage of the low rates, which will also sustain housing demand, experts say.
Union Budget 2021 | Affordable, rental housing push likely to boost residential demand during COVID-19 pandemic
Infrastructure initiatives include MetroLite and MetroNeo to be launched for Tier-2 cities and peripheral areas of Tier-1 cities
Affordable and rental housing got a major push in Budget 2021 with the government extending the period for extra deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh available for loans up to March 31, 2022, a move expected to boost housing demand amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Amid the prolonged pandemic scenario, this extension was needed to support the latent housing demand in the country, experts said.
Infrastructure projects, especially Metro, also received a shot in the arm. This, said real estate experts, will act as a strong catalyst in driving real estate in urban areas.
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