Watch: UAE nurse recalls first Covid case she treated

  • Date: 31-Jan-2021
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Watch: UAE nurse recalls first Covid case she treated

Zainab Ahmed Fahim's father used to say that nurses sit among the angels.

A dedicated frontline hero today, it's no surprise that she remembers the very moment she decided to become a nurse herself. Sitting devotedly by her father's bedside in a hospital in her native Egypt, she was struck by the impact nurses had on people's lives — not to mention, the high esteem with which they were held by patients and medical staff alike.



“My father dreamed that one of his daughters would become a nurse — and I answered his wishes,” she says.

Now 52, Zainab has been working as a nurse in the UAE for more than three decades. “My husband and I chose to come to the UAE because we loved the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan — and had heard so much about this growing country. The people here are so kind and respectful, no matter who you are and where you come from.”

Zainab is one of the frontline heroes who have been recognised by the Frontline Heroes Office for taking exceptional measures to protect people's wellbeing during the pandemic.

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