RAMALLAH,
June 23, 2015 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Health Monday celebrated the
handing-over of the projects for
improving the infrastructure of medical equipment in the Palestinian Health
Sector, funded by the Japanese government, in the meeting hall at the Palestine
Medical Complex (PMC) in Ramallah.
In a press release that WAFA received a copy of, Takeshi Okubo, Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to the Palestinian Authority said, “Japan is committed to supporting and improving the standards of living for the
Palestinian people.”
“Improving the public health will enhance the people’s
well-being, thus contribute to the social and economic development that is the
integral part of the nation building process.” Okubo said.
On the other hand, Minister of Health Jawad Awad
thanked the Japanese government and people for their support, stating that
Japan has a big role in supporting the Palestinian Health Sector.
“Those
projects will contribute to developing the health sector plus improving the
health services provided to Palestinian citizens,” he predicted.
The
Japanese government has extended two grants for the Ministry of Health; first
one is the project for the development of medical equipment in the Palestinian hospitals, and the other one is the project
for providing industrial products.
Under
those two projects, the medical checkups in the governmental hospitals are
upgraded through providing the most sophisticated equipment; such as MRI, lithotripsy
systems and other important devices for
the first time.
It is noteworthy that the government hospitals have
been equipped with such hi-tech medical devices. In addition, CT scanners, dialysis
machines, X-ray machines, respiratory systems, incubators and others have been
provided for Tulkarem, Qalqilya and Ramallah hospitals, which made it possible
for the ministry to drastically cut down the expenses.
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