Zaid Al Shehhi, 5, died from complications relating to oxygen loss
Zaid Al Shehhi and his uncle pictured in a family photo. The five-year-old died 50 days after being pulled unconscious from the sea. Courtesy: Al Shehhi family
Zaid suffered brain damage after getting into difficulty in the water on April 4. He was rescued by a jet skier who took the boy ashore for medical help. Courtesy: Al Shehhi family
Doctors kept the child alive for 50 days but he suffered brain and organ damage related to loss of oxygen. Courtesy: Al Shehhi family
In a further tragedy, Zaid s friend Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, died in a similar drowning accident off Al Rams beach in RAK
See eTable 1 in Supplement 2 for definitions of each analysis population. Among those receiving aluminum hydroxide (alum) for the first dose, 5 participants received WIV04 (n = 2) and HB02 (n = 3) vaccines for the second dose and were not included in the safety analysis population of the alum-only group (13 458 – 5 = 13 453), but were included in the WIV04 and HB02 groups, respectively. Three participants who received WIV04 for the first dose and HB02 for the second dose and 3 participants who received HB02 for the first dose and WIV04 for the second dose were included in both groups (WIV04: 13 459 + 2 + 3 = 13 464; HB02: 13 465 + 3 + 3 = 13 471). To measure neutralization antibody levels, the first 900 participants from each study site were selected. There were 9 participants in the WIV04 group, 7 in the HB02 group, and 8 in alum-only group who had adverse events or serious adverse events (SAEs) after the first dose and did not receive the secon
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Abu Dhabi’s Department of Health (DoH) has reactivated its international remote healthcare offering, it has emerged.
In an announcement released by the United Arab Emirates’ official news agency, WAM, DoH’s International Patient Care (IPC) Division – which focuses on coordinating consultations and treatment plans between a patient, their local doctor, and consultant based outside of the UAE – has resumed. IPC services were temporarily suspended in March 2020 in order to prioritise the COVID-19 pandemic.
IPC is now available in the capital’s Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Tawam Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, and Burjeel Hospital.
UAE’s nursing professionals discuss today’s challenges in patient-centered healthcare Image Credit: Supplied
Fakeeh University Hospital, a world-class healthcare and academic center in the UAE, hosted a first-of-its-kind Think Tank Iftar event specifically for nursing professionals, in honour of International Nurses Day. The event brought together leading nurses and experienced practitioners from across the UAE to discuss the challenges and outlook for caregiving during the COVID-19 era and beyond. This represents the first major effort in the UAE to rally leaders from the nursing profession to join heads towards the betterment of the nursing discipline.
In attendance at the event alongside Fakeeh University Hospital nurses were seven of UAE’s Chief Nurse Officers and nursing leaders from top hospitals in the country including King’s College Hospital London – Dubai, Latifa Hospital, Reem Hospital, and Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Ajman.