Beirut. The contract between the AICS, the Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, one of the few public health facilities in the country, and the company “Atom Medical Company SARL” for the supply of an X-Ray Blood Irraditor System was signed on February 9. This purchase is intended to provide the Centre for Bone Marrow Transplant of the Rafik Hariri Hospital with state of the art medical equipment. The General Manager of the Hospital, Mr. Firas Abiad, in thanking the Italian Cooperation, highlighted the importance of this purchase in this particular historical moment as it will help the Hospital to address medical issues related to a growing influx of Syrian refugees in Lebanon more efficiently. Mr. Abiad concluded by expressing strong appreciation to Italy for its commitment to strengthen the public health system. (9Colonne)
