QFFD supports construction of kidney care hospital in Ethiopia

QATAR Fund for development (QFFD) signed a Grant Agreement with the Government of Ethiopia to finance the construction of a specialised kidney care hospital in Addis Ababa.

The agreement was signed by QFFD Director-General Khalifa bin Jassim al Kuwari and State Minister of Finance of Ethiopia Admasu Nebebe.

QFFD said in a statement that the project comes within the framework of the support provided by the State of Qatar to the health sector in Ethiopia, adding that it showcases the significant growth the Qatari-Ethiopian cooperation has achieved in recent years. Through such cooperation, the fund seeks to enhance and develop bilateral relations and joint cooperation between the two countries, it said.

The grant will fund the construction and furnishing of the

Kidney Treatment Hospital in Addis Ababa. When operating at its full capacity, the hospital is expected to provide service to all ranges of kidney diseases that might result in kidney failure and provide dialysis and transplantation for those with kidney failure. The hospital has the capacity of serving 110,000 people annually.

The support also includes training core staff in order for the centre to serve as a selfsufficient educational centre for medical professionals in Ethiopia.

According to the QFFD statement, Ethiopian hospitals suffer from severe shortages in the field of technical support provided to kidney disease, maintenance of medical devices, and supplies and medicines. They also suffer from lack of staff capacity building and continuing education. Moreover, there is no sufficient support for the optimal use of the available resources.