PHILANTHROPY: Dr. B.R. Shetty, Chairman & CEO of NMC Health Care, UAE Exchange & Travelex, with Ahmed Al Sayegh, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market. Dr. Shetty is engaged in numerous philanthropic work. He and his wife Chandrakumari recently joined the initiative created by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, pledging to commit more than half of their wealth to charitable causes. As part of this, he recently launched the Dr. BR and CR Shetty Foundation in Bengaluru, India to provide education, better health, alleviate poverty in the state of Karnataka. “My mission now is to serve the community. The community has done much for me. It is time to give back,” said Dr Shetty, who is also Chairman of Indian Business Professional Group, Abu Dhabi (IBPG). To people around him, Dr Shetty is deemed as an epitome of generosity. He supports a number of medical facilities around the world, including the Special Care Centre in Abu Dhabi, the Cancer Foundation run by Pakistani PM Imran Khan among others.
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