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Updated: May 17, 2023 05:20 IST

Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI/WAM): The Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations and worldwide organisations in Geneva, in coordination with the Permanent Committee for Human Rights, organised a symposium on the sidelines of the forty third session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Human Rights Working Group.
Titled “The Health Response to COVID-19 Pandemic and the Humanitarian Role of the UAE Nationally, Regionally, and Globally”, the symposium handled issues associated to the health response to the COVID-19 the place the UAE delegation showcased the nation’s response to the pandemic as a particular mannequin and an inspiring international success story.
The audio system famous that the UAE had demonstrated its readiness by means of the imaginative and prescient of its clever management, superior infrastructure, know-how, and the united efforts of the federal government and group. This collaboration underscored the significance of planning, a proactive strategy, and institutional flexibility in essential sectors, significantly healthcare.
The UAE‘s mannequin mirrored its gathered expertise in disaster administration and sustainable preparedness to confront all challenges. This effectivity is supported by a sturdy technological infrastructure inside the federal authorities, backed by cutting-edge applied sciences and worldwide requirements. Notably, Al Hosn, the UAE‘s official digital platform for COVID-19 testing, has obtained worldwide awards for its distinctive effectivity.
The symposium make clear the UAE‘s important humanitarian contributions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, each regionally and globally, the place they’ve been essential for nations in want of assist and help in tackling this unprecedented well being disaster. This has resulted within the UAE gaining a world fame and a distinguished worldwide place within the subject of charitable and humanitarian institutional work, because of its management and nationwide strategy.

The UAE has additionally launched a humanitarian fund to unify nationwide efforts to fight COVID-19 and promote the spirit of group cohesion that permeates the nation’s society. This is along with one other humanitarian initiative to look after the households of those that misplaced their lives to the virus, no matter their nationality. Additionally, the UAE has offered medical help, respiratory gadgets, and testing tools to and established subject hospitals in a number of nations.
Speakers on the symposium included Dr Salem Al Darmaki, Advisor to the Minister of Health and Prevention; Dr Lubna Ali Al Shaali, Director of Health Policies and Legislations Department on the Ministry of Health and Prevention; Mohamed Al Hosani, Director of Leader and Empowerment on the Emirates Foundation; Wafa Eissa Alzaabi, Humanitarian Diplomacy Office Manager on the Emirates Red Crescent; and Dr David Hadley, CEO of NMC Healthcare.
The delegation emphasised that the UAE has set a unprecedented instance in managing the worldwide pandemic and mitigating its impression on society, including that the nation has performed an important position in worldwide logistics operations. Additionally, the UAE has been a robust contender within the international race to find and develop therapies and vaccines to fight and forestall the virus, reaching important scientific breakthroughs on this space.
The delegation additionally mentioned the UAE‘s expertise in managing the sustainable restoration section from the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting that the nation has applied a number of sensible measures, which embrace upgrading authorities work to align with new priorities arising from the pandemic, sustaining precautionary and preventive measures to guard public well being, and enhancing the disaster administration system to make sure better preparedness for the long run.
Additionally, the symposium highlighted that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven the world that well being dangers and crises know no borders or limitations, and no single nation can deal with them alone. The dialogue emphasised that coordinated actions and complete international techniques play a vital position in safeguarding communities and enhancing nations’ skills to handle and overcome well being crises. (ANI/WAM)