First Emirati surgeon, Dr. Ahmad Kazim and his sister Dr. Zainab Kazim, the first Emirati female doctor, were among a number of pioneers of the healthcare sector honoured at the second Annual Health Awards on Monday.
Jointly organised by Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and HEALTH Magazine, the ceremony at Grand Hyatt saw more than 50 achievers and trendsetters in healthcare being felicitated.
An orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Kazim was the first Emirati to become a medical doctor in 1954 and the first in a long list of doctors in his family of 16 siblings that also include Dr. Zainab Kazim.
