Czech Republic extends donation to Rafik Hariri University Hospital

Czech Republic extends donation to Rafik Hariri University Hospital

NNA - On December 16, 2022, the Ambassador the Czech Republic in Lebanon H.E. Mr. Jiří Doležel handed over to the General manager of the RHUH Dr. Jihad Sadeh  a donation of the Czech Republic composed of medical equipment for the neonatology intensive care unit, delivery suit and operation room of the hospital.

The donation of medical equipment from the Czech Republic comprises the neonatal incubators, phototherapeutic lamps, birthing beds, operating table, electric power tools and sets of operating instruments.

The overall value of the Czech Republic donation is 250.000 USD, and it was financed from the Reconstruction Programme of the Czech Republic in the Middle East region for the period 2022–2024 approved by the Czech Republic government in November 2021.  

RHUH is the central governmental public hospital in Beirut and serving mainly the underprivileged population (Lebanese and Syrian refugees).  

Thanks to the new Czech medical equipment for the neonatology department, the RHUH hospital will be able to improve the quality of care for premature babies as well as the overall quality of hospital services for all its patients, including the vulnerable population from Lebanese and Syrian communities.

Previous cooperation between Czech Embassy and RHUH:  

The current project donation builds on the previous