Pakistani-origin doctor forgives $650,000 debt for cancer patients in US
Pakistan
Sat, Jan 02, 2021
A Pakistani-origin doctor in United States forgave more than half a million dollars in outstanding debts from nearly 200 patients.
Dr Omar Atiq founded the Arkansas Cancer Clinic in 1991. But the clinic shut its doors in February 2020 owing to staff shortage. The clinic offered cancer treatments ranging from chemotherapy and radiation therapy and tests such as CAT scans.
Earlier this week, the clinic sent out holiday greetings and told patients that any outstanding debts would no longer need to be paid. I hope this note finds you well, wrote Dr Atiq. The Arkansas Cancer Clinic was proud to have you as a patient. Although various health insurances pay most of the bills for the majority of patients, even the deductibles and co-pays can be burdensome.
Express.co.uk spoke to Elin Helander, chief scientific officer at the money saving app Dreams, to gain further insight.
Ms Helander examined the ways people can clear their debts in 2021, and the mindset needed for success in this area.
She provided details of which debts to prioritise, and how to tackle the issue head on this new year.
Ms Helander said: “Being in debt is highly correlated with low financial wellbeing, especially when it’s consumer debt, so trying to get out of debt is a good goal.
Money saving: How Britons can ‘prosper’ and become debt free in 2021 (Image: Getty)
Uses sale proceeds to reduce debt by 20% Reliance Infrastructure announced that Delhi-Agra (DA) Toll Road has ceased to be the subsidiary of the Company from 31 December 2020 on account of transfer of 100% shares held by the Company to Cube Highways and Infrastructure III for an enterprise value over Rs 3600 crore.
The deal was announced in March 2019 with the signing of a definitive binding agreement between RInfra and Cube Highways and Infrastructure III and has now been completed with transfer of shares of the DA Toll Road and receipt of sale consideration.
Cube Highways and Infrastructure III is a Singapore-based company
formed by Global Infrastructure Fund - I Squared Capital and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.