Taiwan
Donates us$2.6 Million
To Help Panama Build
Hospital
Republic of China
Ambassador to Panama
Tomas Ping-fu Hou
donated US$2.6 million
to the Panamanian
government Friday to
help the Central
American country build a
hospital in an
impoverished area of
Panama City.
After accepting the
donation, Panamanian
Minister of Health
Rosario Turner expressed
gratitude to Hou, saying
that establishing the
Hospital de Panama Este
in an eastern suburb of
the city is one of the
ministry's main
construction projects.
"So far, about 24.6 per
cent of the hospital has
been completed," Turner
noted, adding that once
it is inaugurated, the
hospital, equipped with
advanced facilities, is
expected to provide some
342,000 local residents
with a wide range of
medical services,
including hospital care,
operations, outpatient
treatment and emergency
care, as well as women's
and children's health
care.
She said the
establishment of the
hospital will help
assuage a chronic
shortage of medical care
for residents in the
area.
Hou said the donation is
aimed at helping Panama
improve its medical care
and further enhancing
bilateral relations. |
