No date fixed yet for Eman to be shifted

NO DATE has been fixed yet for shifting Egyptian national Eman Ahmed to Abu Dhabi’s Burjeel Hospital, with a team of doctors yet to complete its report.

“A team from Abu Dhabi has not finished its report,” said Dr Mufazzal Lakdawala, a bariatric surgeon at Saifee Hospital. He said that Eman would not be discharged from Saifee Hospital, but would be transferred.

“We are not discharging her. The sister wants a transfer because she wants Eman to walk,” he added.

After a breakdown of communication between Eman’s sister Shaimaa Selim and the hospital administration last week, both sides traded allegations, culminating in Eman’s impending transfer to the Abu Dhabi hospital after her weight dropped from 500 kg to 176 kg.

With Shaimaa accusing the hospital of not treating her sister properly, BJP spokesperson Shaina NC defended the hospital on Saturday. “We are dismayed at the allegations that the family has made. This successful operation will become a case study for hospitals across the world,” she said.

Dr Lakdawala said he had never promised that Eman would be able to walk after losing weight. “Shaimaa wishes that she had not made the allegations. Her anger is because of her expectations, not because of our deliverables,” he said. He said the hospital would continue to take care of Eman despite the accusations.

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