Reflections of a Palliative Care Physician in the United Arab Emirates

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  • Neil Nijhawan Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Burjeel Medical City, 28 Street, Mohamed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-6-139

Abstract

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), along with the rest of the world, is facing a significant challenge in mitigating the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the resulting pres-sure on frontline healthcare staff. At the time of writing, the world-wide total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has exceeded 5 million with thankfully only a fraction of these (~37000) in the UAE. However, what is frightening many at this time is that so many of these patients did not survive.

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Published

2020-10-31

How to Cite

Neil Nijhawan. (2020). Reflections of a Palliative Care Physician in the United Arab Emirates. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 6(2), 19–21. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-6-139

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2020): Volume 6 Issue 2 2020

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