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DUBAI - The global financial crisis will have profound implications for health and social welfare programmes worldwide, said Princess Haya bint Al Hussain, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Princess Haya was speaking of challenges facing the healthcare sector during a keynote address at Leaders in Healthcare, one of the 18 conferences that make up the Arab Health Congress.
She said the poor and impoverished could be the first to suffer.
Her remarks supported recent international reports that people are turning to alternative medicines to curb personal healthcare spending on doctors and conventional drugs.
“We cannot claim we are achieving leadership in medical advances when more than nine million children worldwide died in 2007 before reaching the age of five,” she added.
Quoting Shaikh Mohammed, she said: “Unlike others, we are not content to settle for what was accomplished in the past, because life doesn’t stop.
“I cannot think of a more appropriate time for his words to appeal as we look towards 2020 and 2030.”
A vocal advocate of humanitarian causes, Princess Haya has taken a high-profile public role speaking on public welfare issues in the UAE and the
While Princess Haya delivered the keynote address at the Leaders in Healthcare, Shaikh Mohammed inaugurated the four-day exhibition and congress that started at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Spending over an hour touring the exhibition hall, Shaikh Mohammed stopped at several stalls to talk to exhibitors and understand the products being showcased.
The princess also toured the exhibition area and listened to an overview on Shaikha Al Jalila Children Hospital model at the Dubai Health Authority stall.
Speaking to Khaleej Times, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Quttami, Minister of Health, said the presence of Shaikh Mohammed at the congress has highlighted the importance of the health sector in the UAE.
More than 50,000 medical and healthcare professionals are taking part in the congress which is by far the biggest gathering of its kind in the region showcasing the latest medical technologies and clinical research. At least 2,300 exhibitors from 115 countries are taking part in this year’s exhibition, a marginal increase from last year’s 100.
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