"Noor Dubai" Reviews Sustainable Development Efforts at the World Data Forum

The non-profit foundation Noor Dubai, during its participation in the 2018 Global Data Forum, examined the role of the Foundation and its contribution to the definition of 17 sustainable development goals, in particular the third goal of health and of well-being.

Dr. Manal Amran Tarim, CEO of Noor Dubai, spoke at the forum about TRIM's effective role in the areas of education, treatment and prevention in 20 countries and 23 cities covering 27 million people.

She highlighted the importance of data and statistics in the work of the Foundation, including the establishment of health care infrastructure in some countries and the provision of health care in cooperation with government agencies of these countries, especially ministries of health. He also stressed that the treatment of neglected tropical diseases such as trachoma "Blindness of the river as well as the treatment of visually impaired and blind people and the provision of appropriate medical glasses." She explained that prevention was a primary goal from the institution that strove to provide it through clean water to drink and wash to prevent the spread of infection.

She referred to the Foundation's initiatives in schools in these countries, including the treatment of children with mental disabilities and the search for the causes of these disabilities, noting that "Noor Dubai" has set the goals of sustainable development and of establishing a gender balance by encouraging women to receive treatment and challenging social traditions. Especially in terms of visual impairment and blindness. She explained that the Foundation's initiatives and charity work would not have been complete without the cooperation of the local population, in addition to the Foundation's efforts to train and rehabilitate local people in these countries to contribute Services for the peoples. WAM