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Dubai: Dh10 million to be distributed to vulnerable groups Photo: Wam 4,100 families benefitted from Zakat last year. The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai will distribute Dh10 million to the Emirate’s most vulnerable population. The donation has been received from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and is entitled to those registered for zakat with CDA. Vulnerable groups include people of determination and beneficiaries who receive periodic support from CDA such as senior citizens and those who are living in nursing homes. ALSO READ: The fund aims to develop the spirit of social solidarity and strengthen cooperation among members of society. ....
The Marginalised in Pandemic: Headed to debt traps With oxygen support, 35-year-old Farhana Zannat sits inside an auto-rickshaw in front of the Mugda Medical College and Hospital around 10:30am yesterday. Farhana of Mirpur has been having breathing difficulties for the last three days. She bought the oxygen cylinder for Tk 27,000 after hearing about oxygen crisis at hospitals. She was admitted to the hospital later in the day. Photo: Anisur Rahman Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent Marginalised groups had to deal with financial hardship, income loss, reduce food consumption, and reach for their savings and take out loans to cope with the pandemic fallout. ....
Medical schemes cannot bear the brunt of vaccination funding Listen to article With the South African government’s vaccination rollout plan delivered to the public in early January, the last few weeks have seen a flood of scrutiny and reservation from the private sector, opposition parties, and the general public at large. Described countless times as ‘overly ambitious’, the target of vaccinating 40 million South Africans (said to be 67% of the population) before the end of 2021 has put into question the state’s ability to fund this critical endeavour. CEO of medical aid scheme Profmed, Craig Comrie, says that vaccines are critical to our fight to save lives but he expressed concern over the idea that private medical schemes should be required to fund double the cost of their members’ vaccinations by also funding the dose of an uninsured South African for every member they vaccinate. ....
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