UAE delivers 10 aid convoys to Gaza

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The United Arab Emirates has sent ten humanitarian aid convoys to the Gaza Strip as part of its ongoing relief effort. This campaign, carried out under the "Gallant Knight 3" operation, seeks to offer critical food supplies, medical aid, and other requirements to Palestinians affected by the ongoing situation. Despite the challenges on the ground, the UAE's leadership has reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian assistance, ensuring that relief reaches those in critical need. These convoys are part of a larger campaign to alleviate suffering in Gaza, where thousands of families are facing shortages of basic commodities. UAE relief teams, working in collaboration with international humanitarian groups, have been critical in ensuring the safe and efficient distribution of aid. Medical supplies and food packages have been prioritized, especially for children, the elderly, and the most vulnerable people affected by the disaster. The UAE has long been at the forefront of huma...

Abu Dhabi starts with a new project to determine residents’ immunity

Abu Dhabi is starting off a new study to determine the immunity of its residents to coronavirus. In this first of its kind initiative by the Department of Health (DoH), the study aims to collect the data that will be used for future studies.

In an effort to control the spread of coronavirus and diminish the effects of the pandemic, the study will be focusing on the characteristics of how the pandemic has been moulded in a pattern and will break down the focal points. This will be carried out by taking random samples from across the emirate, the study aims to learn more about Covid-19 immunity and how the virus affected people in Abu Dhabi. The results will be used to inform policies to curb the spread of the coronavirus, reports the National.

It will involve people from various regions to identify the percentage of people who are infected and also this will help determine the science behind people who are testing positive but show no symptoms of Covid.

According to the Gulf news, the project is being carried out by the DoH’s Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, in collaboration with the emirate’s public health provider, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) and the National Reference Laboratory, which is owned by Abu Dhabi Government’s Mubadala Healthcare.

The health experts have appreciated the move and said the test results are sure to work in the favour of controlling the covid spread.

“When you go back and design a return of work policy one of the first thing you do is risk assessments. If you have serology tests then it will tell you the exposure rates of people. Now you will have an educated guess when people are returning to work by identifying the workforce that could potentially be immune,” said Dr Basel Altrabulsi, chief medical officer of the National Reference Laboratory

The study started on July 19 and will reportedly end on August 16.

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