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October 16, 2012 | 09:01

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Standard Chartered will reserve $1 million for a new “Comprehensive Eye Care Development Project” in Vietnam.

This will bankroll the fifth phase of a long-term eye care programme sponsored by the bank in Vietnam since 2004, with the donation implemented by Standard Chartered in conjunction with the Fred Hollows Foundation and Hanoi Eye Hospital.

Since 2004, the previous four phases of the global “Seeing is Believing” campaign have helped millions of people in Vietnam by restoring eye sight, preventing blindness, providing equipment and qualified personnel and providing eye care services and training.

The latest project will run from 2013-2016 and will bring “Comprehensive Eye Care Development” in support of local health authorities.

It will strengthen eye health services and infrastructure for the delivery of high quality, affordable and accessible eye care in remote areas in Vietnam. The campaign will contribute to the reduction of avoidable blindness and visual impairment in Vietnam.

Vu Thi Thanh, director of Hanoi Eye Hospital, said that thanks to collaboration with Fred Hollows and Standard Chartered’s sponsorship, Hanoi Eye Hospital was proud to have improved sight and eye-screening for thousands of children in Hanoi over the past few years.

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