Dubai Crown Prince pays hospital bills of Nigerian mother stranded with quadruplets

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Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has paid hospital expenses for a Nigerian mother and her quarters stranded in the city with a growing medical bill, according to the hospital.

Suliyat Adulkareem, 29, gave birth to babies, two boys and two girls, at Latifa Hospital for Women and Boys on 1 July.

They were born prematurely at nearly 31 weeks through an emergency C-section and placed on fans in the neonatal intensive care unit, the hospital said in a statement.

However, the family had no health insurance and amassed more than AED 400,000 (about $108,000) in medical expenses since the babies were born, his father Tijani Abdulkareem told CNN.

The Nigerian community and other nationals in Dubai rallied around them to help raise AED 42,000 (around $11,500) to pay part of the bills.

The Crown Prince stepped in to pay the bills after he came across the initial CNN report highlighting the family's story.

He was moved by their plight and informed his office to assist the family, the hospital said.

Abdulkareem told CNN he was shocked by the ruler's generosity, and the couple have decided to name two of their babies after him.

One of the girls will also be called Latifa after the hospital, he said.

"It's just a huge favor, and we are still in shock because we didn't even know how to get the money. I had been sleepless wondering how to pay the bill," Abdulkareem said.

Abdulkareem, a chef at a restaurant in the city, said he was distressed when he discovered his wife was going to have quadruplets. 

The couple, who live in Dubai, had planned to have the babies in Nigeria because they could not afford medical insurance but were unable to travel because of the coronavirus air restrictions that prevented commercial flights between the two countries.

Abdulkareem said his wife gave birth nearly two months earlier than her delivery date.

The elated father said the family has received "unbelievable" support from the Nigerian community, and various nationalities which has helped them pay for two months rent for a bigger place to accommodate the quadruplets.

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