Ramadan: Sheikh Zayed saw good health as a priority for all – The National

Ramadan: Sheikh Zayed saw good health as a priority for all – The National

Ramadan: Sheikh Zayed saw good health as a priority for all. The 19th day of Ramadan also marks the anniversary of the death of Sheikh Zayed during the holy month of 2004.. This year, 16 years on and given the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the country is reminded of his commitment to health care for his people and those of the rest of the world.. In the 50 years since, medics at what was first the Oasis Hospital and renamed the Kanad Hospital last December, have saved many thousands of lives and ensured the good health of many more.. The Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, was created with a donation by the UAE in 1986 and now has more than 1,000 beds.. A year before his death, the Sheikh Zayed Medical Centre was established in the Punjab in his name.. In London, the Zayed Centre for Research into Rare Disease in Children, part of the world famous Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, welcomed its first patients last year.. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, also continues his father's vision.. We must be prepared for the unexpected changes coming our way.".