Funded by Saudi Arabia, UNRWA opens new health center in Gaza

Funded by Saudi Arabia, UNRWA opens new health center in Gaza

Saudi Gazette reportRAMALLAH — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) inaugurated Al-Sabra Health Center in Gaza City, with funding from Saudi Arabia.“UNRWA was able to build Al-Sabra Health Center with generous funding from the Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Fund for Development, as part of an agreement worth $ 31 million, which was signed in November 2018," UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said in a statement.In addition to building the Al-Sabra Health Center, the agreement also provides for the construction, furnishing, equipment, and maintenance of UNRWA's schools, restoration and reconstruction of more than 250 homes, and the provision of fuel for water and sanitation facilities in Gaza.Lazzarini pointed out that Saudi Arabia is one of the most important donors to UNRWA, and over the past five years, it has funded the construction of seven health centers in Gaza through the Saudi Fund for Development.It has also financed the construction of a number of schools and the