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In pictures: WHO logistics hub in Dubai carried 7.5 tonnes of medical supplies to Iran
by ITP Tue 3 Mar 2020
Dubai's International Humanitarian City facilitated the shipment containing medical supplies that could assist some 15,000 healthcare workers taking care of coronavirus patients in Iran
In pictures: Sheikh Mohammed visits Arab Health Exhibition 2020
by ITP Tue 28 Jan 2020
Arab Health 2020 is taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre and Conrad Dubai Hotel from 27 – 30 January 2020
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