“Don’t worry about them” UAE medical humanitarian campaign begins mission in Pakistan
UAE launches medical aid campaign in Pakistan under the slogan, "Don't worry about them"
Under the slogan “Don’t worry about them,” the UAE will begin its medical humanitarian campaign in Pakistan in 2023. Mobile clinics have moved into Pakistani villages to alleviate the suffering of poor patients.
The cardiology clinics and the mobile hospital have started their humanitarian missions to provide early detection of cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes. This is in addition to awareness and training programs to build the capacity of volunteer medical staff in the UAE’s Young Humanitarian Leaders Program.
Covering 50 Pakistani villages
It is supervised by the UAE embassy in Islamabad and the Consulate General in Karachi, and includes the Sharjah House charity foundation and the Sharjah Charity House Association. The German-Saudi Hospital Group, the Pakistan Medical Corporation and the Zayed Academy for Humanitarian Action, in coordination with the Pakistani Ministry of Health, started the campaign. The mobile clinics will cover more than 50 Pakistani villages as part of a sustainable operational plan.
The campaign complements the UAE doctors’ medical volunteer efforts around the world, which have been ongoing for two decades. More than 30 million people have benefited, regardless of color, sex, race or religion.
Attracting the best medical professionals
Dr. Adel Al Shamry, CEO of Giving Zayed Heart Surgeon, said that Zayed’s humanitarian campaign succeeded in attracting the best specialized medical professionals from the UAE and Pakistan, enabling them to volunteer field and virtual at mobile clinics and mobile field hospitals that provided diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive services to thousands of women, children and the elderly in villages in Pakistan.
He said UAE and Pakistani volunteer medical teams focused on providing patients with the necessary diagnostic and preventive services. Health awareness services are also provided to women, children and the elderly who suffer from heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.
Doctors from the UAE and Pakistan were keen to work together and respond quickly to the delivery of mobile medical services, especially for the elderly, women and children, which significantly helped alleviate their suffering, said Sharjah Charity House foundation secretary-general Sultan Alkhayal.
Pakistan praises UAE efforts
Pakistani villagers praised the UAE for its humanitarian, medical and specialist efforts, praising the voluntary health services provided by Emirati and Pakistani medical teams which have helped alleviate the suffering of patients in need.
