ABU DHABI // Thousands of Yemenis injured in the war gripping their country are to be treated at hospitals in the UAE, the President has declared.
Sheikh Khalifa issued a directive on Saturday in line with 2017 being the Year of Giving that will see 1,500 wounded people being treated at healthcare facilities here.
Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region and chairman of Emirates Red Crescent, said: “Compassion and generosity are not alien to the UAE’s leadership, who follows the path of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
“Day by day, the UAE is reinforcing its pioneering role in humanitarian fields through innovative solutions to ease the suffering, enhance the development process in brotherly and friendly countries and help the people in need, including the injured.”
Sheikh Hamdan added that the Year of Giving is a catalyst for new initiatives and it sets a framework for the country’s humanitarian and charitable efforts.
The ERC is ready to airlift the wounded to a designated hospital and it will bear the expenses of the health escorts travelling with the wounded, who will be offering psychological and moral support to the patients.
The ERC is also assisting the Yemeni healthcare sector deliver services to its people and it has a number of aid workers on the ground.
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