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Photos: UAE President visits National Children’s Hospital in Washington

The President met with Emirati children receiving treatment at the hospital

Published: September 24, 2024 18:00 WAM and Compiled by Devadasan K P, Chief Visual Editor

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MBZ CHIL 1-1727186869033 — UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan greets Emirati families and patients receiving treatment at the National Children’s Hospital in Washington D.C. and was briefed on its pioneering work in paediatric surgery and healthcare. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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TE MB CHILD 2-1727186836508 — The UAE has been a longtime supporter of the hospital and this latest visit by His Highness reflects a continuous commitment to enhancing the care provided to its young patients. Image Credit: Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 3-1727186857099 — The hospital’s Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation was made possible through a $150 million gift from the UAE, and the opening of the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus was also supported through a further commitment of $30 million. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 4-1727186854224 — During the President’s tour, he met with senior officials and medical staff and visited a number of the hospital’s specialist departments. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 5-1727186851435 — The briefing included details of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Command Centre, which employs sophisticated artificial intelligence techniques to monitor patients and pre-emptively identify critical events such as cardiac arrests. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 6-1727186848263 — The Command Centre also allows surgeons and cardiologists to provide telemedicine consultations with doctors around the world, including in Abu Dhabi and at the UAE field hospital in Gaza. Image Credit: Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 7-1727186845357 — Sheikh Mohamed also learned about the latest groundbreaking innovations being developed at the Sheikh Zayed Institute, including a miniature pacemaker designed for babies and infants. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 8-1727186842496 — Sheikh Mohamed speaks with Dr David Wessel, Chief Medical Officer and Physician-in-Chief at Children’s National while visiting the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Command Center, at the Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children’s Medicine, at the Children’s National hospital. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 9-1727186839527 — Sheikh Mohamed stands for a photograph with Kathie Williams, Chair of Children’s National Foundation Board (5th R), Michelle Riley-Brown, President and CEO of Children’s National (6th R), Horacio Rozanski, Chair of Children’s National Hospital Board (8th R) and DeAnn Marshall, President of Children’s National Foundation (9th R), while visiting the Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children’s Medicine, at the Children’s National hospital. Seen with Dr Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Abu Dhabi Executive Council member and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office (R), Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs , Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Private Affairs Advisor in the Presidential Court (10th R) and HE Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the USA. Image Credit: Abdulla Al Neyadi / UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 10-1727186865971 — The President met with Emirati children receiving treatment at the hospital, speaking with them and their families and checking on their wellbeing and progress. He wished the young patients a speedy recovery and prayed that they would soon be able to return home, emphasising the UAE’s commitment to safeguarding the health of its people. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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MBZ CHIL 11-1727186862782 — The children and their families thanked the UAE President for his visit and expressed their gratitude for the care they are receiving. Sheikh Mohamed was accompanied on the visit by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Special Affairs; Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Presidential Court; Ahmed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the President’s Office for Strategic Affairs at the Presidential Court, and Yousef Al Otaiba, Ambassador of the UAE to the United States of America. Image Credit: UAE Presidential Court

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