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Special According to last available data India was home to the world's largest number of blind people--of over 37 million people across the globe who are blind, over 15 million are from India. (AFP/File Photo)

Saudi eye doctors to help turn aid agency KSrelief’s vision into reality

  • KSrelief and Al-Basar International Foundation are launching 41 new medical projects in Yemen, Bangladesh, Sudan, Nigeria and Pakistan
  • Blindness and vision impairment affect 2.2 billion people worldwide, but with the right care, sight loss is preventable for 1 billion of them
By Caline Malek ·

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