Seoul - WAM
His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the U.A.E. Armed Forces, at the start of his visit to South Korea, has visited a number of U.A.E. citizens receiving medical treatment at St. Mary's Hospital in Seoul. Upon arrival at the hospital, Sheikh Mohamed and his entourage were welcomed by Minister of Health, Moon Hyungpyo, and a number of senior hospital managers. The hospital is world leading provider of eye care and Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) to leukaemia patients. Sheikh Mohamed met the patients and attending doctors and was assured of progress of their treatment. He assured them of the keen interest of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to follow up the health and wellbeing of citizens. The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi wished the patients a speedy recovery and safe return back home. ''We have nothing of greater value than our human resources who are our present and future and the backbone of development. We will spare no effort to provide treatment to our patients either through our health facilities or by sending them to world-class foreign hospitals,'' H.H. said. For their part, the patients expressed their extreme happiness at the visit of Sheikh Mohamed, which they said had painted a smile on their face. They thanked Sheikh Mohamed for his noble, human gesture and prayed to Allah to protect the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and bestow good health upon him.