DOHA (QFFD) – Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) signed a grant agreement with Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) to finance the construction of a specialized kidney treatment hospital in Addis Ababa.
The agreement was signed on 2nd March 2020 Mr. Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Kuwari, Director General of QFFD, and Mr. Admasu Nebebe the State Minister of Finance of FDRE. This project is an outgrowth of the Qatari-Ethiopian cooperation that has witnessed significant growth in recent years, and through which the fund seeks to enhance and develop bilateral relations and joint cooperation between the State of Qatar and Ethiopia.
The grant will fund the construction and furnishing of kidney treatment hospital in Addis Ababa, the Capital of Ethiopia. When operating at its full capacity, the specialized kidney treatment hospital is expected to provide service to all ranges of kidney diseases that might result in kidney failure, provide dialysis and transplantation for those with kidney failure with an approximate capacity of serving 110,000 people annually, QFED announced in a statement.
The support also includes training core staffs in order for the specialized hospital to serve as a self-sufficient educational center for medical professionals in Ethiopia, and the project comes within the framework of the support provided by the State of Qatar to the health sector in Ethiopia.
It is worth noting that many kidney patients suffer from limited access to early diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and dialysis and their cultivation in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian hospitals suffer from severe shortages in the field of technical support provided to the current kidney disease and related services from maintenance of medical devices, supplies and medical drugs in addition to lack of staff capacity building and continuing education. Nor is there sufficient support for the optimal use of the existing resources available.
Source: QFED