How Dubai Government team is easing grief of Covid victims’ kin
VOLUNTEERS HELP CARRY OUT POST-MORTALITY PROTOCOLS SEAMLESSLY
Ateam of Dubai Government volunteers has been working diligently to ease the suffering of families who have lost loved ones due to Covid-19.
In coordination with local and federal entities, they help speed up procedures and ensure all post-mortality protocols are rigorously followed.
According to Dubai Media Office, the team was formed at the onset of pandemic, based on the recommendation of Dubai’s Covid-19 Command and Control Centre.
The volunteers came from Dubai Police, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), Dubai Courts, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Dubai Future Foundation, Dubai Municipality and Dubai Public Prosecution.
It is led by Ahmad Huraimel, the adviser for The Model Center initiative of the General Secretariat of The Executive Council of Dubai.
The team’s mission is to ensure protection, dignity and respect for the deceased and their families regardless of their faith and help them expedite funeral procedures.”
Ahmad Huraimel | Team leader and adviser for The Model Centre initiative
National duty
Huraimel said: “I consider my participation in the volunteer team as part of my national duty. Our leadership has taught us the importance of helping those in need. The team’s mission is to ensure protection, dignity and respect for the deceased and their families regardless of their faith and help them expedite funeral procedures according to approved protocols.”
Since its establishment, the team has made several recommendations to support the families of Covid-19 victims.
In collaboration with Dubai Municipality, it has also trained qualified people to provide safety training for non-Muslims. Furthermore, in collaboration with the Red Crescent Authority in Dubai and other charitable societies, the team launched food distribution drives in Dubai during the period of intensified movement restrictions.
Accomplishments
One of the accomplishments of the team was to completely manage — upon the family’s request — the funeral of a woman who died ofCovid-19 in a private hospital in Dubai. In another case, the team fulfilled a request from the son of a deceased man to send him a photo of his father’s grave. The team has also received countless messages of appreciation from different people and organisations, including a message of gratitude from the Catholic community.
Huraimel said: “The team is composed of remarkable committed volunteers who are determined to demonstrate the UAE’s humanitarian values. The team’s efforts add to Dubai’s standing in the global community as a city committed to humanitarian and inclusive values.”