One of the soldiers in the battle against the pandemic

Hamda Al Hammadi, Dubai paramedic, dedicated to confronting "Covid-19"

Hamda is one of the first paramedics assigned to respond to suspected cases of the virus.

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The heroes of the first line of defense over the course of a whole year provided many examples that drew clear and broad lines of how to join forces and go beyond the limits in order to protect others and give priority to the interest of society and humanity over individual concerns. Duty, and she was involved in the battle against the "Covid-19" pandemic, armed with her long experience as a paramedic who used to extend a helping hand to others. She was one of the soldiers who defended the people of the UAE during this difficult period, and the National Pride Office honored her for her great effort and hard work during the pandemic period.

Hamda, 31, who is the first Emirati paramedic working in the field of air aid services at the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, used to face medical emergencies in which she stands on the edge between life and death, and when the "Covid-19" virus arrived in the Emirates, As a health care specialist, she found herself on a new date with challenge and confrontation, so she accepted the challenge, exposing herself and her family members to danger, then she had to fight her own battle with the pandemic when she and her family members were infected with the virus and they continued for several difficult weeks until recovery wrote them.

Hamda was responsible for responding to all emergency calls regardless of whether the callers were infected with the virus or not, and she was working to decide whether they could be treated at the location of the report if possible, or whether they needed to be transported to a medical facility based on their information and symptoms. And how severe it is.

On this difficult period, Hamda Al-Hammadi says: "We lived in a great deal of confusion. Our feelings clashed between our strong desire to help others during these exceptional times, and our fear of harming our families."

Hamda was on a date with sacrifice with the arrival of the "Covid-19" virus to the UAE in 2020, so she left her place in the air ambulance service and returned to the ambulances, and was among the first group of paramedics tasked with responding to suspected cases.

At the beginning of the pandemic, Hamda, her mother and four siblings were infected with "Covid-19", and her mother was the most affected.

Hamda Al Hammadi is grateful for being at the forefront of challenging the virus, and as one of the medical teams in the country.

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