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3,000 FCT residents benefit from Noor Dubai Cataract Eye Camp – CEO

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3 days ago

October 12, 2024

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Noor Dubai Foundation, Dr Manal Taryam, said 3,000 Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents would benefit from the foundation’s first free Cataract Eye Camp.

Trayam said this at the flag-off of a 10 – day free cataract eye camp intervention sponsored by the Foundation in Abuja.
Reports have it that goal of the camp is to address eye challenges through check-up, surgeries and issuing of free eye glasses.

The Noor Dubai cataract eye camp is in collaboration with Inclusive Eye Care Foundation, DP World Foundation, Asokoro District Hospital, and the Health Services and Environment Secretariat,(HSES) FCTA.

“Noor Dubai Foundation, a Dubai based Non-Government Organisation (NGO) specialised in prevention of blindness has launched today its first eye camp in Abuja.

“The Humanitarian campaign is in collaboration with Inclusive eye care foundation a Nigerian NGO, and DP World Foundation. We have so far helped over 32 million beneficiaries in over 23 three countries.

“Today we launch our cataract camp in Abuja and this is not the first time we’ve work in Nigeria; we have had a successful programme, which is the comprehensive eye care programme in Katsina State,” Trayam said.

She saod that a gesture had been done in Kaduna.

“What is interesting is that we work on improving the infrastructure of three eye hospitals and over 250 primary care centers, vision and screening centers, and we also try to empower the staffs.

“The 10 days eye camp hosted by Asokoro District Hospital and the HSES FCTA will provide free screening and treatment to over 3,000 people including 250 cataract surgeries.

“The programme will involve screening for disabling eye diseases such as cataract, and refractive errors and providing medical treatment, eye glasses and surgery to treat common eye disorders.

“The Noor Dubai Foundation successfully concluded a comprehensive eye care programme in Katsina state which started back in 2019, and included upgrading services in three major hospitals.

“We also upgraded 250 primary health care centers and vision screening centers, the program provided nearly 12,000 successful eye surgeries, 25,000 free medical consultations and treatments, ‘’she said .

Also speaking, Dr. Gadzama Dan, Acting Director HSES FCTA Public Health Department, said that the initiative to help provide eye surgeries, glasses and check-up was laudable for the less privileged.

“This programme is focused on the less privileged people in our society, we in the health secretariat has as our mandate the responsibility to ensure that we have equity.

“ That is why we have mobilised people from the various parts of the FCT to come to Asokoro hospital to receive free cataract surgeries and other eye care treatment, ’’he said.

Other dignitaries who spoke were Dr Salamatu Belgore, the Acting Director for FCT Health Insurance Scheme, and Dr Garba Abdulrazaq, Programme Manager, Eye Care, Public Health Department FCTA/FCT.

Some of the beneficiaries of the free eye care and surgeries initiative lauded the Noor Dubai Foundation for coming to their aid as eye care treatment or surgery was expensive.

They also urged the Nigerian government to put necessary facilities in place to help in preventing eye care challenges in public hospitals in the country.

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Canada, others seek more bi-lateral trade with Nigerians

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7 days ago

October 9, 2024

The Gleamer

Canada, Europe and some Caribbean countries hjklare seeking more bi-lateral trade with Nigerians to boost mobility and migration.

They disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at “The Investment Migration West Africa Roadshow 2024” organised by Henley and Partners, a global leader in residence and citizenship by investment.

Mr Ryan Guy, the Regional Director and Programme Managaer, Canadian Startup Visa Services, said that Nigeria was doing well business-wise and its economy growing rapidly which was an incentive for its citizens to expand into the Americas via Canada.

“We bring high net worth business people and their whole entire families to Canada to set up businesses to do bilateral trade with Nigeria and Canada.

“We actually accept more people from Nigeria into Canada than any other country and it is the third largest country that we bring into Canada.

“So for a lot of people, it’s access to capital and to education and the great thing about this is that when they get educated, they come back.

“So it’s a great way to do bilateral trade by education, by funding, and by opportunities. There’s a lot of things that Canada wants from Nigeria and West Africa”, Guy said.

The Managing Partner, Henley and Partners, UK, Stuart Wakeling, urged Nigerian investors to take advantage of investment opportunities abroad.
According to him, the company is giving opportunities to people who are open to change and who want to explore new opportunities, without forgetting their original heritage.

“Nigeria is a country rich with culture, opportunity and it’s own its fair share of uncertainty and limitations.

“If you are interested in exploring what we do, you are indeed in good company. We are growing steadily, because having a ‘plan b’ residence, or having greater global mobility via an alternative citizenship, or even increased business and lifestyle opportunity, is now paramount in an increasingly fractured and volatile world.

“It is a very simple fact that nobody can choose where they are born, it is indeed your own individual passport lottery.”

Wakeling said that along with the company’s partner firms, Henley and Partners offer additional or alternative citizenship and residence in the world’s leading jurisdictions.

“We are in fact the global leaders in investment migration and have over 25 years experience in revolutionising the industry and providing unparalleled levels of options and client satisfaction.”

The Executive Vice President, Mecan, Mehdi Kadri, said that the world of investment migration was increasingly dynamic and changing.

“Just this year, we have witnessed a large increase in costs for the Caribbean. Lately Portugal has removed its real estate entry point, Ireland has closed down, Montenegro closed down, Malta increase its prices along with Greece and Turkey and others.

“This means that now is the time to move forward because, as we have heard, demand for alternative or additional residence or citizenship is increasing dramatically and with that the prices and difficulties will follow”, he said.

On her part, the Founder of Bridge and Partners, Fatma Cayir, said her firm gives advice on full relocation, assisting investors and families relocating to the UK and setting up their businesses.

“As a firm, we handle all the legal work when it comes to UK immigration, we work with partners, businesses, entrepreneurs globally.”

She also advised that when considering expanding to the UK, what was important was understanding the UK market, understanding the legal system and working with professionals in specialised fields like immigration, tax, accountancy, real estate.

“So it’s really important to first know what the objectives are and what the requirements are before taking that first step.”

The Legal Consultant, Range Developments, Siobham Lloyed said the roadshow was a great opportunity for Nigerian investors who were interested in obtaining a second citizenship or passport to get first hand information about what obtains in the Caribbean.

The roadshow is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to present investment migration opportunities to wealthy individuals and business owners across the region.

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