Jordanian Katya Abu Al-Saud, who suffers from spinal muscular atrophy, has arrived in Dubai to begin life-saving treatment covered by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Dubai Media Office earlier announced that Sheikh Mohammed responded to an online appeal from the 15-month-old's family to raise $2.4 million for a treatment that was not available in her home country.
Katya will being treatment at Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital.
الطفلة الأردنية كاتيا أبو السعود، المصابة بمرض ضمور العضلات الشوكي، والتي تكفّل محمد بن راشد بعلاجها، تصل إلى دبي وتبدأ رحلتها العلاجية بإجراء التقييمات والفحوصات الأولية في مستشفى الجليلة للأطفال التابع لـ "دبي الصحية". pic.twitter.com/piBK0qdVCL
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 1, 2026
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