UAE opens Emirates Medical Centre to serve patients in Gaza

The UAE has inaugurated the Emirates Medical Centre in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, that aims to support the health sector across the territory by delivering urgent medical care.

Part of Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, the centre comprises of several specialised departments and offers comprehensive medical services to patients and the injured, including primary healthcare and emergency cases.

Ali Al Shihi, Head of the Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, said the opening of the medical centre comes within the UAE’s ongoing efforts to support the health sector and alleviate the suffering of the population in Gaza, reaffirming the country’s support for the Strip across all humanitarian needs.

The opening of the Emirates Medical Centre forms part of the UAE’s ongoing medical support, which includes the deployment of medical convoys and the provision of ambulances, medicines and medical supplies by Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.

This initiative builds on the work of the UAE Field Hospital, which continues to support the health sector and relieve pressure on medical facilities, thereby contributing to improved healthcare for patients and the injured and wounded.