Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed asks officials to fly refugee child to US for cancer treatment

The Afghan child and his family are being cared for at Emirates Humanitarian City

Muhammad Aamir Dawood, 3, with his family at Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi. The child will be taken to the US for cancer treatment. Photo: Wam

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, has asked officials to fly a refugee child to the US for cancer treatment.

Muhammad Aamir Dawood, 3, lives in Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, where many Afghan evacuees are staying after the Taliban seized control of their country.

Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court, Mohammed Abdullah Al Marar, director of Emirates Humanitarian City, and several officials visited the child.

Sheikh Theyab was briefed by a medical team about the condition of the child. He met the child’s parents and reassured them about the treatment in the US. He told the family that the child would receive the necessary support and care.

Sheikh Theyab also met a number of Afghan families who are temporarily being cared for at Emirates Humanitarian City and talked to them about their stay and the services provided to them.

The families expressed their happiness and gratitude to the UAE for the warm hospitality extended to them.

The kind gesture reflects the UAE's values of giving without any discrimination, state news agency Wam said.

Emirates Humanitarian City was established in 2020 and is designed to ensure privacy, security and safety for vulnerable families.

It is temporarily hosting families who fled from Afghanistan and are now on their way to third countries.

Its spaces include playgrounds and entertainment facilities for children and adults, in addition to a health centre and provisions of medicine, food and other necessities.

Afghan refugees in Abu Dhabi — in pictures

Many young Afghan evacuees have been brought to the UAE with their families for safety, after the Taliban seized control of their country.

Afghan evacuees have been brought to Emirates Humanitarian City after fleeing their home nation.

An Afghan boy with a soft toy waits at the humanitarian compound just outside the UAE capital.

A young Afghan girl waits near her family, alongside the other evacuees.

Some evacuees arrived without some family members, as Afghan nationals were extracted from their home country.

Massoud and his children wait at the Afghan evacuee centre, as thousands of people are processed.

Afghan women and children were prioritised in the evacuation.

The reception hall at Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, where evacuees from Afghanistan are being brought. All photos Victor Besa / The National

An Afghan evacuee waits at the Emirates Humanitarian City, Abu Dhabi.

UAE medical workers work hard to make sure everyone arriving at the Afghan evacuee centre is healthy.

UAE health workers are attending to any evacuees needing medical assistance.

Evacuees wait to be processed at the humanitarian camp just outside Abu Dhabi.

Emirates Humanitarian City, Abu Dhabi.