WHO commends UAE for evacuating 85 Palestinian patients from Gaza

The WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for announcing an urgent initiative to evacuate sick and severely injured Palestinians, including cancer patients, for medical care.

UAE



evacuated 85 sick and severely injured Palestinians from Gaza, along with 63 accompanying family members, to Abu Dhabi for urgent medical care on Tuesday, July 31.

Emirates launched this initiative in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO).