The UAE is to build up to 10 hospitals to help improve health care around the world, with the first medical centre to be completed in Indonesia by the end of the year.
About Dh550 million ($150 million) will be invested in the UAE Global Hospitals Programme over the next decade.
The drive reflects the UAE’s long-standing commitment to global health equity and international co-operation, state news agency Wam reported on Thursday.
The UAE-Indonesia Hospital for Cardiac Diseases is being built in Surakarta, Central Java, and will be overseen by the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council. The centre will provide care for thousands of heart disease patients.
"It will not only deliver specialised medical services but also stand as a model for future projects within this programme," said Sheikh Shakhbout bin Nahyan, Minister of State.
The initiative is part of the Zayed Humanitarian Legacy Initiative, launched in March by President Sheikh Mohamed in tribute to the humanitarian vision of UAE Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
"This initiative will drive meaningful change, embodying our commitment to assisting the underserved and enhancing the well-being and dignity of communities worldwide," said Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed, chairman of the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council.
International support
The key support is in line with the UAE's long-standing commitment to bolster healthcare standards around the world.
Mohammed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, a charity foundation based in Dubai, is building the 22,000-square-metre Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre in Cairo.
The fully-equipped hospital is to provide quality treatment to vulnerable communities and free cardiovascular care to patients from across the Arab world.
The centre was honoured by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, as the Humanitarian Cause of the Year, during the Arab Hope Makers award ceremony in February 2020.
The Emirates is also providing crucial support to under-pressure health services operating in war zones.
It has established two field hospitals in Chad to deliver essential medical care to Sudanese refugees amid ongoing civil conflict in the neighbouring African country.
The UAE set up a field hospital in the Gaza Strip in December as part of its wide-ranging humanitarian support for the enclave. amid war with Israel.
Thousans of patients have been treated at the hospital, which is used for general surgery and orthopaedics, while also offering anaesthetic services and intensive care for children and adults.
It also offers internal medicine, dentistry, family medicine and psychiatric treatment.
It is being operated with the support of the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and the Emirates Red Crescent.
A floating hospital, docked off the coast of the city of Al Arish, has treated more than 2,400 Palestinians since it opened in February.
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Dr Amal Khalid Alias revealed a recent case of a woman with daughters, who specifically wanted a boy.
A semen analysis of the father showed abnormal sperm so the couple required IVF.
Out of 21 eggs collected, six were unused leaving 15 suitable for IVF.
A specific procedure was used, called intracytoplasmic sperm injection where a single sperm cell is inserted into the egg.
On day three of the process, 14 embryos were biopsied for gender selection.
The next day, a pre-implantation genetic report revealed four normal male embryos, three female and seven abnormal samples.
Day five of the treatment saw two male embryos transferred to the patient.
The woman recorded a positive pregnancy test two weeks later.
A new relationship with the old country
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
Skewed figures
In the village of Mevagissey in southwest England the housing stock has doubled in the last century while the number of residents is half the historic high. The village's Neighbourhood Development Plan states that 26% of homes are holiday retreats. Prices are high, averaging around £300,000, £50,000 more than the Cornish average of £250,000. The local average wage is £15,458.
Hydrogen: Market potential
Hydrogen has an estimated $11 trillion market potential, according to Bank of America Securities and is expected to generate $2.5tn in direct revenues and $11tn of indirect infrastructure by 2050 as its production increases six-fold.
"We believe we are reaching the point of harnessing the element that comprises 90 per cent of the universe, effectively and economically,” the bank said in a recent report.
Falling costs of renewable energy and electrolysers used in green hydrogen production is one of the main catalysts for the increasingly bullish sentiment over the element.
The cost of electrolysers used in green hydrogen production has halved over the last five years and will fall to 60 to 90 per cent by the end of the decade, acceding to Haim Israel, equity strategist at Merrill Lynch. A global focus on decarbonisation and sustainability is also a big driver in its development.
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