Cairo, December 14, 2015

Exchange Notes of Japanese Grant Aid
“The Project for Construction of Outpatient Facility at
Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital”
　

On 14th December, 2015, Mr. Takehiro Kagawa, Ambassador of Japan to Egypt and H.E. Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of International Cooperation signed the Exchange of Notes of grant aid for “The Project for Construction of Outpatient Facility at Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital”, which extends the grant up to the amount of \1,560,000,000 (Approx. US$12,700,000 ). At the same time, Mr. Kenichi Tomiyoshi, Vice-President of JICA and H.E. Dr. Sahar Nasr, signed a Grant Agreement of this project.

This project will newly construct an outpatient care facility for internal medicine services in addition to the existing Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital, known as “Abu El-Reish Hospital” or “Japan Hospital”, and provide equipment for the facility. This will improve the outpatient medical care services, strengthen the educational functions of Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital, and improve the level of pediatric medical care services in Egypt.

Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital has played a central role in pediatric care in Egypt since it was built in 1982 with the Grant Aid by the Government of Japan. Also technical assistance by Japanese experts was provided aiming to the improvement of medical service including pediatric care techniques. This project will solve the outpatient crowding at the facility and increase the number of medical examinations that can be performed, which is expected to improve the outpatient medical care services at the hospital.