Standard Chartered USD1 mn for eye health in Pakistan
11-Nov-15, 4-traders
After screening 1.5 million children for refractive errors in Pakistan, Standard Chartered Bank Tuesday announced to launch a comprehensive eye health care programme of US$ 1 million for the people living in remote areas.
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Under the project, eye health care facilities to be provided for over 1.7 million people living in under privileged and remote areas of the country who are facing eye health issues.
The Bank along with its partner Sightsavers International has already screened 1.5 million children for refractive errors in five major cities across the country. The objective of the programme was to identify blind and low vision children and to provide the required eye health services including surgeries, spectacles, low vision devices to children during school eye health activities.
The Bank has also announced for initiating another project with a total cost of US$ 1 million for improving eye health services in four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.