PSO and LRBT to fight blindness

Babar Chaudhry from PSO CSR Trust signed memorandum of understanding with LRBT Chairman Najmus Saquib Hameed

KARACHI: Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the largest oil marketing company of the country, has donated Rs24.6 million to the LRBT for specialised state-of-the-art ophthalmic equipment to be used as a diagnostic tool for diabetic retinopathy/age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)/congenital retinal diseases/glaucoma as well as managing its treatment.



The announcement came from an official ceremony between PSO and LRBT held at the Korangi Hospital in Karachi. Sheikh Imranul Haque, MD and CEO PSO, presented the cheque of support on behalf of the PSO CSR Trust to LRBT CEO Umar Ghafoor. Babar Chaudhry from the PSO CSR Trust signed and exchanged the memorandum of understanding with LRBT Chairman Najmus Saquib Hameed.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 14^th, 2017.

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