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The National
08-02-2025
- Health
- The National
Dozens of Palestinians sent to UAE's floating hospital since start of ceasefire
Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza The UAE's floating hospital in Al Arish has admitted about 30 patients from Gaza since the start of the ceasefire. As part of Operation Gallant Knight 3, the medical centre located at the Egyptian border receives patients through the Rafah crossing. Mohammed Rashid Al Kaabi, the medical director of the UAE floating hospital, said that the hospital has provided medical services to 7,534 patients since the launch of its services for Palestinian people, state news agency Wam reported. It has also performed 2,561 surgical procedures across specialties, provided physical therapy services to approximately 2,850 cases, and fitted 21 prosthetic limbs for patients. Dr Al Kaabi told Wam that the UAE floating hospital will continue to provide its medical services to Palestinian patients in accordance with the highest medical and humanitarian standards. The 100-bed floating hospital set sail from the UAE in February 2024, and docked in Al Arish port in Egypt. The repurposed vessel is part of the UAE's continuing humanitarian campaign - ordered by President Sheikh Mohamed which aims to provide a lifeline to the people of Gaza. The hospital was established jointly between the UAE's Ministry of Defence, the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, and the Abu Dhabi Ports Authority group, and includes about 100 medical and administrative staff specialising in anaesthesia, general surgery, orthopaedics, and emergency services. Doctors from both the UAE and Egypt are part of the team that run the hospital. The UAE has sent dozens of aid flights carrying thousands of tonnes of supplies to support Gazans. The country has topped the list of donor countries, contributing 42 per cent of the total aid sent to Gaza since Israel's war on the enclave began. According to the German Press Agency, the value of the UAE's contributions is estimated at $828 million. The UAE was one of the first to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with Sheikh Mohamed initiating Gallant Knight to deliver aid by land, air, and sea. Since the start of the operation, the UAE field hospital in Gaza has provided treatment to more than 50,000 patients. The UAE has also established two other hospitals, one of which includes a centre dedicated to providing prosthetic limbs for Palestinians injured in the war.
Khaleej Times
08-02-2025
- Health
- Khaleej Times
UAE Floating Hospital takes in 30 Palestinian patients since Gaza ceasefire began
Around 30 patients from the war-ravaged Gaza were admitted to the UAE Floating Hospital in Egypt since the ceasefire began and medical evacuations resumed through the Rafah crossing. The 100-bed facility off the coast of Al Arish — established mainly to serve Palestinians — has treated more than 7,500 patients since it set sail in February 2024. Its specialists have conducted more than 2,500 surgeries and provided physical therapy services in about 2,850 cases. Twenty-one prosthetic limbs have been given to patients in need. Launched as part of the UAE's massive humanitarian initiative for Gaza — 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3' — the floating hospital will continue to provide its medical services to Palestinian patients, said Dr Mohammed Rashid Al Kaabi, the medical director of the facility. This initiative reflects the UAE's unwavering commitment to supporting relief efforts and delivering comprehensive healthcare to those in need, Dr Al Kaabi said.
