The UAE launched the first phase of a major vaccination drive to support tens of thousands of refugees in Jordan and Iraq.
Emirates Red Crescent, the country's leading humanitarian organisation, will prove crucial assistance to efforts to overcome the pandemic in both nations.
The initiative - delivered in partnership with the Department of Health Abu Dhabi, health ministries in Iraq and Jordan and the United Nations Refugee Agency - will benefit 12,000 Syrian refugees in Jordan and a further 15,000 displaced people from Syria and Iraqi in Kurdistan, Iraq.
The campaign was implemented under the directives of the Mother of the Nation, Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, who serves as chairwoman of the General Women's Union and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood.
ERC will continue to provide essential supplies to refugees in both countries, Wam reported.
Two ERC delegations will leave the UAE over the coming few days for Iraq and Jordan to oversee the implementation of health initiatives.
Dr Mohammed Ateeq, secretary general of the ERC, said the inoculation push will at first focus on the elderly and those suffering from chronic illnesses.
The ERC sent four planeloads of Covid-19 vaccine to Syria in recent weeks to ease pressure on the country's health sector.
The aid effort was part of the UAE’s global response to the coronavirus outbreak, which has seen the country send supplies to scores of countries across the world, from Ethiopia to Pakistan.
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