Bin Dray: The Foundation has set up programs and initiatives to support Emirati women

Maryam Al-Mansoori ... the first national field doctor at Dubai Ambulance

Maryam Tarish Al-Mansouri.

Emirates today

The citizen, Dr. Maryam Tarish Al-Mansoori, has joined the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services and is the first Emirati field emergency physician to work at the organization.

The Executive Director of the Foundation, Khalifa bin Dray, said that “Al-Mansouri joined the Foundation after obtaining a Bachelor of Medicine, specializing in emergency, with distinction, to be the first citizen and specialist in the field of emergency medicine in (Dubai Ambulance),” indicating that “Emirati women are able to work. In all circumstances, and bear the pressures in various fields ».

Bin Dray added, "The Foundation is keen to establish programs and initiatives to support Emirati women and enhance their presence, as they occupy various administrative, supervisory and field positions."

Al-Mansoori told Emirates Today: “I joined the field work in (Dubai Ambulance), and I have been keen from the first day to demonstrate the competence and high capabilities of Emirati women, which helped me achieve successive successes in my field of work, and enabled me to gain the confidence of my bosses who encouraged me from the beginning. They allowed me to serve the public and rescue the injured and sick.

Al-Mansoori affirmed that “the government's support for Emirati women and their continuous encouragement to go into all fields has pushed me to join the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, and the challenges in this area are great, especially in light of the (Covid-19) pandemic.”

Al-Mansoori added, "I faced some challenges in the public's acceptance of my work, as a woman working in the emergency field, but with the passage of time I overlooked this matter, and proved that the Emirati doctor works in various sectors to serve the sick, injured and emergency cases."

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