Palestinian mother Amna, who had left her five children behind in war-torn Gaza, hastily packed a few clothes and her daughter’s brain scan on a CD inside a plastic bag. She hurried to the UAE mission from the refugee camp in order to get assistance for her daughter, who is eight years old.
Amna and thousands like her were given a glimpse of hope when the UAE President issued a timely decision that made it possible for cancer patients and injured Palestinian youngsters to receive medical care in Abu Dhabi, turning the otherwise hopeless scenario around. Mesk, Amna’s eight-year-old daughter, was one of them; for months, she had been denied access to life-saving chemotherapy sessions. Their trek from a camp for refugees, across the border of Rafah, to the Al Arish Airport in Egypt, and finally to Abu Dhabi.
Amna sighed with relief when Mesk was wheeled into an ambulance at the airport in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning and driven to Burjeel Medical City (BMC). Her daughter’s health concerns, which had been plaguing her for months, were about to cease.
“The bombing completely damaged our home. We relocated to an asylum camp. We have nowhere to receive treatment because all of Gaza’s hospitals have been devastated,” Amna told Khaleej Times.
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