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Memories From the Memories
of “Akhbar Dubai” (11)
At the expense of Rashid bin Saeed,
Umm Al Quwain General Hospital sees the light
Khalil Al Barri*
In March 1977, the late Sheikh
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
visited the late Sheikh Ahmed
bin Rashid Al Mualla, Member
of the Supreme Council, Ruler of
Umm Al Quwain. He saw that the
hospital project was stalled and
when asked about the status of
the hospital, he was told that its
construction was not complet-
ed. Thus, HH Sheikh Rashid dis-
patched HH Sheikh Hamdan bin
Rashid, Minister of Finance and
Industry, Chairman of the Dubai
Health Authority, to complete
and equip the hospital at Sheikh
Rashid’s own expense.
Umm Al Quwain Hospital, a witness on the UAE’s cooperation values
These directives came from Dubai” magazine at the time, which of Umm Al Quwain hospital, which
Sheikh Rashid’s belief that the health stated: has been deserted for a long time,
of citizens is one unite across the UAE; Ensuring free treatment for the until HH Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al
there is no difference between the cit- people and raising their health level Maktoum ordered to equip it at his
izens of Dubai and Umm Al Quwain, has been at the forefront of the con- own expense, and here is the story:
nor between the citizens of Abu Dha- cerns of officials in the UAE, since
bi and Fujairah or Ras al-Khaimah and the establishment of the Federation. Auspicious visit
Ajman. Large hospitals were constructed in One day, HH Sheikh Rashid was on
the cities, medical clinics were built in a visit to Ahmad bin Rashid Al Mualla,
The implementation of Sheikh villages and different areas to provide Ruler of Umm Al Quwain. He saw that
Rashid’s directives to complete the medical and health care to the citi- the hospital project was stalled and
hospital through was covered in a zens near their residence. when asked about the status of the
reportage published in the “Akhbar Today, we shed light on the story hospital, he was told that its construc-
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