Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmad participates in meeting on World

Cairo, October 10, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Ahmad bin Abdulaziz,
Member of the Trustees Council and Head of the Eastern Mediterranean
Bureau of the (International) Agency for Combating Trachoma (EMBACT)
and Head of the National Committee for Combating Blindness, stressed
that pioneering role of EMBACT at the international level in
combating visual impairment is due to the grace of God and then to
directives by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin
Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier,
Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, and the
unlimited support by the Ministry of Health.

The remarks came in his speech during his participation in the annual
ceremony held by the World Health Organization in the Eastern
Mediterranean Region yesterday on the occasion of the World Vision
Day 2008 in Cairo.

In the speech, Prince Abdulaziz highlighted the importance of the
International Initiative to combat blindness and the World Vision
Day.

--SPA