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A view of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Surgeons perform a heart operation at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A kidney transplant operation is performed at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A nurse enters the intensive care unit at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff swabs a man during testing at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A woman waits to be tested by medical staff at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff works at an N95 face mask collection point at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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Robot-assisted surgery was performed on a man in Abu Dhabi after he was diagnosed with two kinds of cancer. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A team of medical specialists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi spent six weeks repairing complications following bariatric surgery on an Emirati patient. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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Hospital staff prepare meals for the Covid-19 patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A medical technician performs an ultrasound at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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An audiologist performs a comprehensive hearing test at The Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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People wait to be tested for Covid-19 virus at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A view of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Surgeons perform a heart operation at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A kidney transplant operation is performed at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A nurse enters the intensive care unit at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff swabs a man during testing at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A woman waits to be tested by medical staff at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A member of medical staff works at an N95 face mask collection point at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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Robot-assisted surgery was performed on a man in Abu Dhabi after he was diagnosed with two kinds of cancer. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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A team of medical specialists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi spent six weeks repairing complications following bariatric surgery on an Emirati patient. Photo: Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
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Hospital staff prepare meals for the Covid-19 patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A medical technician performs an ultrasound at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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An audiologist performs a comprehensive hearing test at The Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
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People wait to be tested for Covid-19 virus at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Reuters
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A view of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
UAE organ donor programme organises 230 transplants
Patients from 20 different countries have received organs from 59 donors
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