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Noof Ali Al Hosani, head of medical training unit, Emirates Red Crescent with Shun Yat Fok, 32, from Amana Healthcare
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Volunteers gather in Abu Dhabi on Friday for a workshop, before travelling to Gaza to work at a field hospital in the Palestinian enclave. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
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Maitha Al Naqbi, left, 28, from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Angham Shaheen, 27, from Healthpoint
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Volunteers Netty Mdluli and Shun Yat Fok both from Amana Healthcare with Aswathy Vijayakumar from Medeor Hospital
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Volunteers have been told to travel light, limit water and food intake and expect to be working long hours
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The volunteers are expected to travel to the Palestinian enclave soon
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Volunteers from Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Lydia Lowe, 29 and Mary Jane, 35
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Noof Ali Al Hosani, head of medical training unit, Emirates Red Crescent with Shun Yat Fok, 32, from Amana Healthcare
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Volunteers gather in Abu Dhabi on Friday for a workshop, before travelling to Gaza to work at a field hospital in the Palestinian enclave. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
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Maitha Al Naqbi, left, 28, from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Angham Shaheen, 27, from Healthpoint
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Volunteers Netty Mdluli and Shun Yat Fok both from Amana Healthcare with Aswathy Vijayakumar from Medeor Hospital
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Volunteers have been told to travel light, limit water and food intake and expect to be working long hours
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The volunteers are expected to travel to the Palestinian enclave soon
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Volunteers from Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Lydia Lowe, 29 and Mary Jane, 35
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Noof Ali Al Hosani, head of medical training unit, Emirates Red Crescent with Shun Yat Fok, 32, from Amana Healthcare
'I have no fear': UAE medical volunteers ready to help in Gaza field hospital
UAE medics attend a workshop in Abu Dhabi before travelling to war-torn country
Shireena Al Nowais
08 December, 2023
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