Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi at the inauguration of the Sheikha Fatima Children's Hospital and Surgical Centre in Pristina, Kosovo. All photos by Wam
Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi at the inauguration of the Sheikha Fatima Children's Hospital and Surgical Centre in Pristina, Kosovo. All photos by Wam
Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, far left, inaugurated the Sheikha Fatima Children's Hospital and Surgical Centre in Pristina.
Vjosa Osmani, President of Kosovo, far left, inaugurated the Sheikha Fatima Children's Hospital and Surgical Centre in Pristina.
The paediatric hospital, the first in Kosovo, has several specialised clinics, diagnostic departments and emergency services for mothers and children.
The paediatric hospital, the first in Kosovo, has several specialised clinics, diagnostic departments and emergency services for mothers and children.
The hospital was built within the campus of the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo and is connected to its obstetrics and paediatrics departments.
The hospital was built within the campus of the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo and is connected to its obstetrics and paediatrics departments.
It is fully equipped with advanced medical equipment, including intensive care units, and has radiology and procedure rooms.
It is fully equipped with advanced medical equipment, including intensive care units, and has radiology and procedure rooms.
It is fully equipped with advanced medical equipment, including intensive care units, and has radiology and procedure rooms.
It is fully equipped with advanced medical equipment, including intensive care units, and has radiology and procedure rooms.
The hospital is the largest humanitarian project in Kosovo focused on providing quality healthcare to children.
The hospital is the largest humanitarian project in Kosovo focused on providing quality healthcare to children.
The hospital is the largest humanitarian project in Kosovo focused on providing quality healthcare to children.
The hospital is the largest humanitarian project in Kosovo focused on providing quality healthcare to children.
Sunday's inauguration was attended by several ministers and dignitaries. These included Albin Kurti, prime minister of Kosovo; Arben Vitia, the country’s Minister of Health; Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi; Maitha Al Shamsi, Minister of State; and Abdulsalam Al Rumaithi, UAE ambassador to Montenegro and non-resident ambassador to Kosovo.
Sunday's inauguration was attended by several ministers and dignitaries. These included Albin Kurti, prime minister of Kosovo; Arben Vitia, the country’s Minister of Health; Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi; Maitha Al Shamsi, Minister of State; and Abdulsalam Al Rumaithi, UAE ambassador to Montenegro and non-resident ambassador to Kosovo.
The hospital is built on an area of 11,000 square metres; it has four floors and 109 beds. Services provided include paediatric cardiology and paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and oncology.
The hospital is built on an area of 11,000 square metres; it has four floors and 109 beds. Services provided include paediatric cardiology and paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and oncology.
The hospital’s emergency department will have an operating room. It will have outpatient clinics for internal medicine, surgery and oncology, as well as 14 consultation rooms.
The hospital’s emergency department will have an operating room. It will have outpatient clinics for internal medicine, surgery and oncology, as well as 14 consultation rooms.
The hospital is built on an area of 11,000 square metres; it has four floors and 109 beds. Services provided include paediatric cardiology and paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and oncology.
The hospital is built on an area of 11,000 square metres; it has four floors and 109 beds. Services provided include paediatric cardiology and paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and oncology.

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Children's hospital funded by Sheikha Fatima inaugurated in Kosovo

President Vjosa Osmani thanks the UAE for its help

The National

September 14, 2021

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A new hospital in Kosovo that was funded by Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, has been opened by the country's president.

Vjosa Osmani inaugurated the Sheikha Fatima Children's Hospital and Surgical Centre in Pristina, the country's capital, on Sunday.

The paediatric hospital, the first in Kosovo, has several specialised clinics, diagnostic departments and emergency services for mothers and children.

The hospital was built within the campus of the University Clinical Centre of Kosovo and is connected to its obstetrics and paediatrics departments.

It is fully equipped with advanced medical equipment, including intensive care units, and has radiology and procedure rooms.

At the inauguration, Ms Osmani thanked the UAE for its help. She also applauded the efforts of Sheikha Fatima, who is also the chairwoman of the General Women's Union, the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and is supreme chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation.

The hospital is the largest humanitarian project in Kosovo focused on providing quality healthcare to children. Its opening also comes at a time when the spread of Covid-19 has placed an additional strain on healthcare resources in Kosovo.

Sunday's inauguration was attended by several ministers and dignitaries. These included Albin Kurti, prime minister of Kosovo; Arben Vitia, the country’s Minister of Health; Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed, chairman of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi; Maitha Al Shamsi, Minister of State; and Abdulsalam Al Rumaithi, UAE ambassador to Montenegro and non-resident ambassador to Kosovo.

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Mr Kurti, Kosovo's prime minister, thanked the UAE and said the long-standing relationship between the two countries would only become stronger.

The hospital is built on an area of 11,000 square metres; it has four floors and 109 beds. Services provided include paediatric cardiology and paediatric surgery, emergency medicine and oncology.

The hospital’s emergency department will have an operating room. It will have outpatient clinics for internal medicine, surgery and oncology, as well as 14 consultation rooms.

Its neonatal intensive care unit has 44 beds, while the paediatric intensive care unit has 12.

The day Emirati troops came to help war-torn Kosovo - in pictures

Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, joins Emirati officers during a training session in Canjuers, southern France, in July 1999, before their deployment to KFOR in Kosovo. Jack Dabaghian / AFP
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, joins Emirati officers during a training session in Canjuers, southern France, in July 1999, before their deployment to KFOR in Kosovo. Jack Dabaghian / AFP
Emirati troops sit on their tanks on the main bridge separating the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica on February 27, 2000. The UAE soldiers were sent to guard the bridge. Jack Guez / AFP
Emirati troops sit on their tanks on the main bridge separating the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica on February 27, 2000. The UAE soldiers were sent to guard the bridge. Jack Guez / AFP
UAE Air Force personnel load neck braces into a helicopter for a flight up to the Kosovar refugee camps in northern Albania on April 25, 1999. Hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in the camps have injuries. Mike Nelson / AFP
UAE Air Force personnel load neck braces into a helicopter for a flight up to the Kosovar refugee camps in northern Albania on April 25, 1999. Hundreds of thousands of refugees arriving in the camps have injuries. Mike Nelson / AFP
Thousands of refugees make their way home across the border from Albania into Kosovo Wednesday on June 16, 1999. There were more than 120,000 refugees in the Kukes area. David Guttenfelder / AP
Thousands of refugees make their way home across the border from Albania into Kosovo Wednesday on June 16, 1999. There were more than 120,000 refugees in the Kukes area. David Guttenfelder / AP
Emirati soldiers sit atop a pillbox reading a map at the Nato humanitarian base at the Tirana Airport April 28, 1999 in Albania. The UAE Air Force flies four helicopter-missions a day to bring aid to Kosovar refugees in northern Albania. Mike Nelson / AFP
Emirati soldiers sit atop a pillbox reading a map at the Nato humanitarian base at the Tirana Airport April 28, 1999 in Albania. The UAE Air Force flies four helicopter-missions a day to bring aid to Kosovar refugees in northern Albania. Mike Nelson / AFP
Kosovar refugees settle in the camp on May 10, 1999. Joel Robine / AFP
Kosovar refugees settle in the camp on May 10, 1999. Joel Robine / AFP
Two Emirati attack helicopters fly over the countryside bearing the KFOR markings of the Nato-led peacekeeping mission. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Two Emirati attack helicopters fly over the countryside bearing the KFOR markings of the Nato-led peacekeeping mission. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
UAE forces begin building a refugee camp in mid-April on muddy ground. Spring in Albanian brought snow, pouring rain and rising temperatures - often in the space of one day. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
UAE forces begin building a refugee camp in mid-April on muddy ground. Spring in Albanian brought snow, pouring rain and rising temperatures - often in the space of one day. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
The White Hands mission camp was located on low ground surrounded by mountains. The UAE Air Force managed to land a huge C-130 Hercules on a disused old landing strip nearby. “It was not easy to reach but thanks to God we succeeded. It was an amazing effort," Al Ketbi says. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
The White Hands mission camp was located on low ground surrounded by mountains. The UAE Air Force managed to land a huge C-130 Hercules on a disused old landing strip nearby. “It was not easy to reach but thanks to God we succeeded. It was an amazing effort," Al Ketbi says. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
A young Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed accompanied by a TV crew tours the camp. Also pictured centre right is Obaid Al Ketbi. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
A young Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed accompanied by a TV crew tours the camp. Also pictured centre right is Obaid Al Ketbi. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Emirati soldiers pictured at the camp near the town of Kukes, Albania. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Emirati soldiers pictured at the camp near the town of Kukes, Albania. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Kosovar children receive back to school kits and backpacks. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Kosovar children receive back to school kits and backpacks. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
“We would see four seasons [in a day], from cold to hot to warm weather," says Col Yousef Al Harmoudi. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
“We would see four seasons [in a day], from cold to hot to warm weather," says Col Yousef Al Harmoudi. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Supplies arrive by helicopter. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Supplies arrive by helicopter. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Refugees queue for food and supplies. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
Refugees queue for food and supplies. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
A young girl waves the UAE flag as refugees prepare to return home from Albania to Kosovo. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
A young girl waves the UAE flag as refugees prepare to return home from Albania to Kosovo. Courtesy: Maj Gen Obaid Al Ketbi
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