OPEC loan for Hithadhoo hospital finalised
20 Oct 2012, 5:39 PM
Daniel Bosley
A delegation from the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has concluded a visit to the Maldives after signing a US$8.4 million (MVR 129million) loan agreement to finance the Hithadhoo Regional Hospital Project in Addu Atoll.
OFID Director-General Suleiman J. Al-Herbish met with President Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan to discuss the fund’s current operations in the Maldives as well as further avenues for cooperation.
Suleiman said the new hospital would deliver a wide range of specialized and emergency medical services, benefiting around 76,000 people.
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Geela Ali said that the work on the 100-bed facility would upgrade the level of healthcare in the atoll to tertiary level.
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