Our happiness is in giving and our honor is in serving the needy.. Our country is fortunate with the good we do.. and affliction rises with charity.
President
Minister
H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice
& Prime
of the UAE & Ruler of Dubai
A world free from all forms of avoidable visual loss.
Vision Mission Goals
To contribute to the improvement of the well-being and the socio-economic status of people through sustainable control of major causes of avoidable visual loss in collaboration with partners.
Noor Dubai Foundation Overview
Noor Dubai Foundation is a UAE based charity focused on the prevention of blindness and visual impairment globally. Since its launch in 2008, over 27 million individuals from all over Africa and Asia have benefited from the Foundation’s free treatment and preventive programs, which includes provision of surgeries, eyeglasses, medication and health awareness and training programs. In addition to providing treatment, preventive, and educational programs, the Foundation aims to empower communities by overcoming the burden and devastating impact of blindness on everyday lives. As the international community is committed to fighting visual impairment, the issue remains prevalent with the latest statistics indicating globally around 295 million people suffer from visual impairment, 80% of it is curable or avoidable and more than 90% of the world's visually impaired live in developing countries. As a member of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Initiatives foundation (MBRGI) and other international entities such as the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), a member of Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) and the International Coalition for Trachoma Control (ICTC). Noor Dubai continues to strive towards fulfilling the Vision 2020 initiative of a world free from preventable forms of blindness.
His Excellency
Nasser Khalifa Al Budoor
Assistant Undersecretary and Director of Dubai Medical District, Ministry of Health
VICE-CHAIRMAN
Dr. Manal Omran Taryam
Chief Executive Officer of Primary Healthcare Service Sector, Dubai Health Authority
BOARD MEMBER & CEO CHAIRMAN
His Excellency
Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi
Director-General Dubai Health Authority
Mr. Abdul Fattah Sharaf
Group General Manager Chief Executive Officer, United Arab Emirates & Head of International HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Ahmad Yousuf Habib Al Yousuf
CEO, Al Yousuf LLC
BOARD MEMBER
Her Excellency Shamsa Saleh
CEO, Dubai Women Establishment and Secretary General of the UAE Gender Balance Council
BOARD MEMBER
Mr. Ahmed Al Hammadi
CEO for Press Sector at Dubai Media Inc.
BOARD MEMBER
NGOs play a key role in the in planning and implementing programs to support Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The seventeen SDGs and the development agenda being an interwoven process, all concerned stakeholders including NGOs partner in synergy to develop impactful initiatives and outcomes to improve the quality of life.
The UAE has adapted and incorporated humanitarian work and development into its lifestyle , which enabled the it to witness remarkable success in the development and progress of humanitarian and development indicators despite the challenges faced by the world in 2020-2021, from the spread of epidemics, conflicts and other challenges that have left a noticeable impact on development strategies worldwide.
The UAE has made remarkable achievements in the field of humanitarian work, as this success translated into the country topping the ranking as one of the largest donors to foreign aid in the world compared to its national income.
Keeping than in mind, the Noor Dubai Foundation was keen on keeping pace with that progress reaching out to 33 million beneficiaries around the world by 2021.
On an international level, after witnessing the world go into total lockdown especially in areas benefiting from the development programs, that left a noticeable impact on the sustainability of programs and the SDGs, Noor Dubai condluded its year with the best results, as it rushed to modify and develop news ways service delivery, maintaining and monitoring the results while avoiding the spread of diseases and disasters.
Noor Dubai has successfully sustain its activity in Nigeria through its comprehensive eye care program, where the Foundation has redesigned the activities to adhere to preventive protocols to limit and control the spread of epidemics, successfully providing medical services in the field of eye health to 8,000 people and performing 1774 surgeries in Katsina State.
The Foundation was also keen on build human resource capacity and empowering the community by organizing a 6-week training program in which 250 primary health care workers from the Ministry of Health participated in, workers were trained to provide treatment and preventive services in the primary health care centers in Katsina.
The WHO supported curriculum and training program adopted the accredited Training Manual for Primary Health Care Workers and the WHO Regional Office program for the Middle East has been chosen to further aid in the education and training of medical personnel.
As part of its outreach program, Noor Dubai Foundation organized a 10-day treatment camp in Khartoum, Sudan. The camp successfully provided diagnostic and treatment services to more than 3,000 patients and 500 surgeries were performed.
The Foundation also continued to collaborate for 4 years with partners to control trachoma in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Despite the political unease that have had the greatest impact on the distribution of doses of medicine due to the displacement and migration of those affected by the conflict in the region.
Over the past 8 years, Noor Dubai has invested AED 10.2 million in the strategy to control Trachoma, where 87 million doses of medicine have been distributed, 356,620 surgeries have been performed, and 101,132 health and education professionals have been trained. Studies conducted in March 2020 showed that the Foundation's programs have succeeded in controlling the outbreak of trachoma disease in 29% of the endemic areas of Amhara. Despite the progress that has been made in this regard, trachoma remains a health challenge in other areas of the state and therefore the Foundation will continue its efforts to combat blindness cause by Trachoma in Amhara.
As always, we are incredibly grateful to all our supporters and partners who make it possible to provide equal opportunity to access eye healthcare for all individuals, regardless of where they live and their social status. We look forward to another great year ahead full of health and impactful achievements across the fields of eye health care and humanitarian work.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Vision
A world free from all forms of avoidable visual loss.
Mission
To contribute to the improvement of the well-being and the socio-economic status of people through sustainable control of major causes of avoidable visual loss in collaboration with partners.
Goals
Objective # 1
To provide sustainable comprehensive eye care including rehabilitation services in needy communities.
Strategic Objectives
Objective # 2
To enhance the quantity and quality of human resource for eye health.
Objective # 3
To support control of blinding infective eye diseases (mainly NTD) in selected endemic areas.
Objective # 4
To pursue effective advocacy, networking ,and increased eye health awareness nationally regionally, and internationally for increased support for eye health and health system strengthening.
Objective # 5
To support eye health research including operational research for generating evidence for advocacy, planning, and monitoring.
Objective # 6
To strengthen Noor Dubai Foundation to be an effective and efficient international non-governmental organization.
MOBILE EYE CLINIC
In 2021, the Mobile Eye Clinic resumed its activities, after a year long suspension of activities due to Covid 19, while adhering to all necessary guidelines pertaining to social distancing. One of Noor Dubai’s local outreach programs, the Clinic aims to provide free eye screenings to patients at their locations. The fully-fledged bus travels around different communities across the UAE with the objective of early detection and intervention to prevent visual impairment. The focus this year was on conducting eye screenings at “Dubai Taxi” where over 750 drivers were screened. Winner of multiple awards, including the Dubai Government Excellence Award in 2016, the Clinic has screened over 30,000 people over the last 7 years.
7.2M AED
6
BENEFICIARIES NUMBER OF VISITS
2014 - 2021
253
30,050
VALUE OF SCREENING NUMBER OF EMIRATES
Objective # 1
To provide sustainable comprehensive eye care including rehabilitation services in needy communities.
245
AED 2.6M
PATIENTS TREATED FUNDING TO TREAT THE CASES 2016 -
2021
Objective # 1
To provide sustainable comprehensive eye care including rehabilitation services in needy communities.
UAE TREATMENT PROGRAM
The UAE treatment program is Noor Dubai’s second outreach program aimed to provide funding to UAE residents with limited financial capability to treat critical eye diseases.
The program includes treatment of diabetic retinopathy, cataract surgeries, or any eye injuries. Over the last 5 years, Noor Dubai has treated 245 patients through this program creating a positive impact on the lives of the patients receiving treatment.
