Dubai, Aug. 21 -- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will cover the treatment of Jordanian girl Katia Abu Al-Saud, who is suffering from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the Dubai Media Office announced on Thursday, August 20.

Katia, who is one year and four months old, will receive treatment at Al Jalila Hospital in Dubai.

The Dubai Ruler's intervention came after Katia's family launched an online appeal seeking help with the cost of her treatment. Her mother had shared her daughter's case on Instagram and also appealed to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for assistance.

Katia began showing signs of developmental difficulties at around six months of age, wh...