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Memories

Hamdan Bin Rashid:
equipping the hospital was funded by Sheikh Rashid

Rashid Al Mualla:
This generous gesture by HH Rashid
bin Saeed will raise the health level
in Umm Al Quwain and its regions.
This gesture was not the first one; he
previously ordered the renewal of
the water pipeline network and the
construction of public housing
Sultan Al Kharji Juma Belhoul
maintenance and repairs, and re- When I went to
quested hospital supplies from MOH. meet HH Rashid Al
Mr. Sultan Rashid Al Kharji, Di- Mualla, the Crown
rector of Umm Al Quwain Medical Prince, he received
District, told me: me warmly. After
The buildings lack too many the introduction, HH
things, and what made it worse is the started talking: The
disparity between the first and sec- topic of the hospital
ond phases due to the difference in became known to
the designers and implementers, not everyone, its imple-
to mention the lack of vital things for mentation started
the hospital such as: kitchen, genera- more than 4 years
tor room and cleaning unit. ago and it is not over
Based on ongoing communica- yet. Pages from the Hospital reportage
tions, something urgent will be done We have asked
to operate the hospital; rooms for a the ministry several times to complete I would like to point out that what
water tank and electricity will be built. it, but it has not. After a long wait, no the MOH has spent on the hospital
As for the kitchen, we will be cooking such thing happened, so I asked HH up to now is about 3 million dirhams,
and washing in the old hospital. Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the maintenance and equipment
to help complete it, and thankfully, he costs paid by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed
Al Kharji continues by saying: answered that immediately. are estimated at 10 million dirhams.
We have 13 general practitioners, two This generous gesture by HH Rashid
internists, one female pediatric con- * What are the real reasons be- bin Saeed will raise the health level
sultant, one female gynecologist, one hind the delay? in Umm Al Quwain and its regions.
ophthalmologist and one surgeon. ** I really do not know, and the This gesture was not the first one; he
If we need more, the cabinet will ap- Cabinet did not explain to me the previously ordered the renewal of the
prove even if this is not included in reasons. However, it was said that the water pipeline network and the con-
the budget. MOF did not pay the budget. struction of public housing.

12 Issue No. (26 - 27) April - May ( 2020)