Dubai’s Gargash Hospital flying the flag for diversity

  • Date: 16-Mar-2021
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai’s Gargash Hospital flying the flag for diversity

In the same week that it was announced that publicly listed companies in the UAE must have at least one female director on the board, a Dubai-based hospital, which is celebrating an eventful first year in operation, is flying the flag for diversity in the country.

Gargash Hospital, on Umm Suqeim Street, is the UAE's first Emirati female-owned, multi-specialty, tertiary care hospital, with a primary focus on women and childcare.

Founded by Dr Husnia Gargash, the hospital boasts a female staff of around 67 percent, while women make up 80 percent of the hospital's upper management.

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The CEO, Ghada Sawalmah, daughter of Dr Gargash, told Arabian Business: “We wanted to give women a chance. I feel sometimes female doctors or female staff can be overlooked, especially in a society which is very family-oriented which ours is, where they think, she's going to have a family, she's not going to give that much commitment to the entity, which is not true. In fact, I have seen them work even harder because they have something to prove, not only to the facility or to the chance that they've been given,