Abu Dhabi: Working as a full-time doctor in Abu Dhabi does not prevent Aisha Al Memari from also dedicating her time to humanitarian work. “I joined the McGill Emergency Medicine Residency programme in 2005, where I was introduced to various emergency medicine sub-specialities, among them international emergency medicine which includes humanitarian services of various kinds, such as serving in disasters or helping developing emergency medicine in rural or underdeveloped areas,” she added. Al Memari would later go on to become the first Emirati female doctor to work in a conflict zone. Ethiopian experienceAl Memari’s current humanitarian work sees her volunteering with a Canadian NGO in Ethiopia. “Having said that, I recently decided to volunteer and dedicate part of my annual leave to humanitarian work,” she said.

Source: Ethiopian News August 17, 2017 15:00 UTC