Dubai Health Authority (DHA) celebrated Zayed Humanitarian Day by launching the Ataya Al Khair (Giving for Good) initiative that aims to support elderly people and those in need.
DHA marked Zayed Humanitarian Day by holding a number of activities that reflect the essence of late Shaikh Zayed’s humanitarian work in association with its strategic partners and supporting bodies.
The initiative — launched on Zayed Humanitarian Day, which falls on the 19th day of Ramadan every year — was organised by DHA’s Community and Humanitarian Services Department. As part of the initiative, water coolers, medical beds and prayer chairs were donated to the elderly and those with limited means and their families.
The donations were made in partnership with Cars Taxi and in the presence of its CEO, Abdullah Sultan Al Sabagh.
Charitable legacy
In the light of Zayed Humanitarian Day, Rashid Hospital also donated wheelchairs to elderly people and those
in need. A total of 105 wheelchairs was donated on this occasion by Rashid Hospital, Latifa Hospital and Dubai Charity Association.
His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of DHA, said that Shaikh Zayed had left a long-lasting mark with his humanitarian work.
He said Shaikh Zayed’s humanitarian work has reached people across the world under the directives of UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
Al Qatami said that while Shaikh Zayed was keen on providing the people of the UAE a comfortable life, giving a hand to those in need was never forgotten.
He added that Zayed Humanitarian Day aims to instil the culture of giving in Emiratis in memory of the country’s founder.
The day also aims to instil a sense of social responsibility in the holy month of Ramadan, fulfil the vision of the country’s wise leadership and spread the spirt of giving.
