{
  "id": 12095856,
  "title": "Qatar Charity performs 250 cataract surgeries in Mauritania",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/qatar-charity-performs-250-cataract-surgeries-in-mauritania",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-04T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
    "slug": "gulf-times",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/734807/qatar/qatar-charity-performs-250-cataract-surgeries-in-mauritania"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Qatar Charity (QC) has commenced 250 cataract surgeries and is providing eyeglasses and medications to patients in three Mauritanian towns - El Ghaire, Moudjeria, and Legrane. This humanitarian effort is a joint venture with Mauritania's National Programme for Blindness Control and is supported by the Boullate Organisation for Social Solidarity and Development, Afaq Association for Culture, Development and Awareness, and the Legrane Municipality. The event was graced by Abdel Hadi al-Khayarin, Qatar's acting charge d'affaires in Mauritania, Mohamed Abdallah Sid Habib, Guerou Department's district governor, El Hacen Taleb Issa, El Ghaire's mayor, and several civil society representatives.\n\nOmer Abdelaziz Mohamed, director of Qatar Charity's Mauritania branch, expressed that this eye care initiative underscores the organization's dedication to serving the neediest and alleviating the hardships of vulnerable communities. Al-Khayarin further emphasized the robust ties between Qatar and Mauritania, predicated on mutual respect for solidarity and humanitarian service. Issa, mayor of El Ghaire, expressed pride in hosting an initiative that embodies the strong bond between the people of Qatar and Mauritania. Habib highlighted the initiative's positive impact on patients' lives and its contribution to fostering volunteerism and humanitarian service.",
  "summary": "Qatar Charity (QC) has begun performing 250 cataract surgeries and distributing prescription glasses and medicines to patients in El Ghaire, Moudjeria, and Legrane, Mauritania. The initiative is bein...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}