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The Kurdistan Government signs contract to build new hospitals in Sulaimaniya at a cost of more than 62 billion dinars
Author: RG
Editor: BK, SR
2013-01-17 23: 15
By Chris/Sulaymaniyah
The Kurdistan Regional Government Iraq announced Thursday on two new projects for the establishment of two professional physiotherapy and childbirth and children, in Sulaymaniyah, for a total cost of over 62 billion dollars, indicating that it is part of the quest for expansion and consolidation of medical and health services in the territory.
Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Imad Ahmed, today, during a speech at the signing ceremony of the contract hospitals, attended by (range), the number of hospitals in the region was at the first budget from the Federal Government, in 2004, no later than 24 while large hospital is now 64, "he said, adding that" a number of medical centers during the same period rose from 698 to 957 and doctors from 1952 to 6055 doctors over the past eight years. "
And he said, that "the new hospitals will contribute to improve medical and health services in the Sulaymaniyah governorate.
The signing ceremony was held and the establishment of hospitals, in the presence of a number of officials, including the Ministers of health and reconstruction, as well as Governor of Sulaymaniya, (its 364 kilometers northeast of the capital).
The Health Minister in the Government of the territory, rikot Hama Rasheed, the (range), on the sidelines of the ceremony, "one of the two hospitals will be specialising in childbirth and children, physiotherapy", adding that this comes in the context of expansion and consolidation of the infrastructure of the health sector in the region. "
The cost of a hospital physical therapy and is a 200-bed capacity, up to 31 billion and 500 million dinars, and the cost of maternity and Pediatric Hospital project and is also the 200-bed capacity, 31 billion dinars, to be carried out in 30 months by a private company.
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