Mohammed unveils Dh1b hospital
Dubai: His Highness
Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday laid the foundation
stone of the more than Dh1 billion Jalilah Specialised Paediatric
Hospital in the surroundings of Al Wasl Hospital. The project will be
completed next year.
Shaikh Mohammed was
briefed about the design of the hospital. He expressed pleasure about
the project and called for focusing on the needs of sick children.
"The hospital should
be a sanctuary for children," Shaikh Mohammed said. "It is our national
and humanitarian duty to provide healthy environment to them."
The hospital is named after Shaikh Mohammed's daughter, Shaikha Jalilah Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Shaikh Mohammed,
accompanied by Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Shaikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and other officials,
viewed an electronic presentation of the hospital.
Saeed Al Murooshid,
director of the Dubai Health Authority, said: "This state-of-the-art
medical institution constitutes a historic step towards updating
comprehensive healthcare in the UAE."
He added that the hospital, spread over 90 square metres with a capacity of 200 beds, would have the latest equipment.
Police officers promoted
His
Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and
Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a resolution,
promoting three brigadiers at Dubai Police to the rank of major
general.
The officers are Dr Mohammad Ahmad Bin Fahd, Director
of Dubai Police Academy, Mohammad Saif Al Zafein, Director of the
Traffic Department, and Abdul Jalil Mahdi Mohammad, Director of the
Anti-Narcotics Department.
The resolution also provides for
promotion of 2,231 police officers and non-commissioned officers to
their respective next ranks.
Three officers were promoted to
the rank of brigadier. They are Dr Al Salal Saeed Bin Huwaidi, Anas
Abdul Rahman Al Matroushi, and Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri.
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