A group of UAE doctors have volunteered 1,000 hours to serve Tanzanian patients by working in a mobile hospital in Zanzibar.
The doctors volunteering at the Emirati-Tanzanian hospital provide check-ups and other preventive services for patients, reported Wam, the state news agency.
Emirati cardiac surgeon Dr Adel Al Shamri, executive director of the Zayed Giving Initiative, said the group is keen to train UAE physicians to volunteer locally and abroad to serve underprivileged patients.
The doctors’ goal is to reduce the suffering of children and elderly people in particular, said Dr Al Shamri, who is also head of the group UAE Doctors and chairman of the Emirates Programme for Specialised Volunteering.
Another volunteer, Dr Shamsa Al Awar, executive director of Humanity Doctors, said that volunteer doctors trained medical teams for the early detection of diseases in Zanzibar and provided units that will provide free treatment for children and elderly patients.
“Thousands have benefited from such services during the current campaign on the island of Zanzibar, as part of an annual programme that aims to reach out to thousands of vulnerable patients,” she said.
She said that educating communities was key to building awareness about diseases and the best treatment methods.
The doctors were invited by the Tanzanian government and the initiative was part of the Year of Giving. It was offered in partnership with Dar Al Ber Society, Sharjah Charity House and the Saudi-German Hospital, under the supervision of Emirates Volunteer Centre.
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