Jakarta, April 24 -- Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates are expanding their collaboration by providing grant funding of 294,222 dirhams to support free cataract surgeries for 500 residents in remote, frontier, and outermost (3T) areas with limited access to healthcare facilities.

Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono on Friday said the collaboration with the Noor Dubai Foundation of the United Arab Emirates represents a concrete government step to ensure that individuals do not lose productive opportunities because of treatable vision problems.

"Through this surgery, we hope patients can see the world clearly again. This is a simple hope of restoring a better quality of life for our community," Harbuwono remarked.

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