Every eye we restore light to is a new hope

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him,” said in a blog post on his account on the (X) platform: “Thank God, as part of the global initiatives of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, we have launched a new humanitarian project to eliminate the disease “river blindness,” targeting 7 million beneficiaries over the next 3 years and implemented by Noor Dubai. Empowering people by combating the darkness in which they live is one of the noblest humanitarian tasks. And every eye to which we restore light is a new eye. She sees the beauty of this world, and it is a new hope, a new life.