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Area:
Area:
Status: Completed
Status: Completed
Type: Health care
T ype: Health care
Year: 2008
Y ear: 2008
Job # 1316
Job # 1316
“Childhood cancer is
“Childhood cancer is
the third cause of death
the third cause of death
among children in Syria.”
among children in Syria.”
BASMA Center for
BASMA Center for
Childhood Cancer is a
Childhood Cancer is a
specialized center that
specialized center that
provides professional
provides professional
and appropriate medical
and appropriate medical
and paramedical services
and paramedical services
to a number of children
to a number of children
with cancer in Syria, with
with cancer in Syria, with
adjacent capacity building
adjacent capacity building
a staff working with
a staff working with
these children through a
these children through a
twinning program with
twinning program with
one of the developed
one of the developed
centers for treating
centers for treating
children with cancer.
children with cancer.
This project will be the
This project will be the
pilot project that can give
pilot project that can give
the future master plan
the future master plan
of establishing a chain of
of establishing a chain of
specialized units all over
specialized units all over
Syria. With a total built up Perspective view
Syria. With a total built up
area of 19,000sq meters,
area of 19,000sq meters,
the project components
the project components
are:
are:
· Inpatient department of
· Inpatient department of
a maximum capacity of
a maximum capacity of
50 inpatient beds divided
50 inpatient beds divided
into two separate floors.
into two separate floors.
This facility is expected to
This facility is expected to
provide service to 150-200
provide service to 150-200
new patients per year.
new patients per year.
· Outpatient department
· Outpatient department
with a maximum capacity
with a maximum capacity
of 20 chemo beds. This
of 20 chemo beds. This
facility will have the ability
facility will have the ability
of receiving approximately
of receiving approximately
150 patients’ visits every
150 patients’ visits every
day.
day.