Video: UAE to arrange medical treatment for Syrian earthquake victims

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and Honorary President of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has directed to arrange medical treatment for a number of Syrian earthquake victims, including children, in the UAE hospitals.

The ERC has immediately begun to implement the directives of Sheikha Fatima and expedited the procedures for bringing in the injured and their families, in coordination with a number of largest hospitals in the country to provide the required medical treatment.

Hamdan Musallam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of ERC, said that the directives of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak has come as part of her interest in improving the well-being of those affected by the earthquake in Syria.

He noted that Sheikha Fatima's initiatives further supports the UAE’s the ongoing humanitarian and relief efforts in Syria, following the devastating earthquake hit the country.

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