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Women s Day 2021: Top Arab Women on The Covid Frontline Published March 8th, 2021 - 06:53 GMT
International Women s Day 2021. Women remember the Covid victims (Shutterstock)
Highlights
The world is celebrating International Women s Day on February 8th.
Meet UAE’s frontline ‘sheroes’ who are going exceptional lengths to safeguard people’s wellbeing during the pandemic. They portrayed immense grit and resilience in the face of the Covid pandemic and went above and beyond duty, leaving behind personal fears, commitments, and family for the sake of humanity.
First Emirati in airwing ambulance
First on the scene at suspected coronavirus cases, Dubai Ambulance Service paramedic Hamda Al Hammadi is recognised by the Frontline Heroes Office for long hours in the field and sacrificing the safety of those she cares about most.
International Women s Day 2021: Arab women on Covid frontline
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Dubai Ambulance Service paramedic Hamda Al Hammadi
Dr Rofida Moustafa Al Behiry
Dr Soha Abdelbaky, medical oncology consultant at Zulekha Hospital Dubai
Dubai Ambulance Service paramedic Hamda Al Hammadi is recognised by the Frontline Heroes Office for long hours in the field.
Meet UAE’s frontline ‘sheroes’ who are going exceptional lengths to safeguard people’s wellbeing during the pandemic. They portrayed immense grit and resilience in the face of the Covid pandemic and went above and beyond duty, leaving behind personal fears, commitments, and family for the sake of humanity.
before all making full recoveries.
It gave her an
and as a first responder.
“The conflict of our job was that we desperately wanted to help others but didn’t want to harm our families,” she said.
“We were under pressure, working 12-hour shifts and overtime.
“When there were critical cases and I saw a patient struggling to breathe, it felt like I was suffocating with them,” Ms Al Hammadi said.
A career in medicine and a commitment to help others was the Emirati’s childhood dream, and also her father’s wish.
But during her studies at Higher Colleges of Technology – Dubai Women’s College, her father died