![Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, June 17, 2020.
Dr Muhammad Barzaiq opened the first laboratory in Al Ain in the 70s.
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Dr Muhammad Obaid Barzaiq has dedicated much of his life to helping others and feels there is work still to be done. Victor Besa/The National
Dr Muhammad Obaid Barzaiq has dedicated much of his life to helping others and feels there is work still to be done. Victor Besa/The National
Portrait of a Nation: the dedicated doctor who championed blood donation in Al Ain
Dr Muhammad Barzaiq established Al Ain's first private laboratory in the 1970s