, Sept. 24 -- Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Orbis International have jointly launched a major initiative titled "Comprehensive Cataract Services in Bangladesh" to provide eye screening for one million low-income people and conduct 100,000 cataract surgeries over the next two years.

The initiative was inaugurated on Wednesday at PKSF Bhaban-1 in Agargaon, Dhaka, according to a press release.

PKSF Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan presided over the ceremony, while Md Saidur Rahman, Secretary of the Health Services Division under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, attended as the Chief Guest.

Professor Md Abu Jafor, Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), and Christie Hubbard, Director of Foundations and Ins...