KARACHI - Sindh government and the United Arab Emirates have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a 20-bed hospital in Qambar city.
The MoU was signed by Consul General of the UAE Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi and Secretary Health Sindh Rehan Baloch in Karachi on Thursday. The hospital will be established after the name of Sheikh Zayed.
The new facility in Qambar adds to a growing portfolio of UAE-backed efforts aimed at improving public services and infrastructure in underserved areas of the province.
“The United Arab Emirates will establish a 20-bed hospital equipped with modern medical facilities in Qambar,” the Chief Minister’s spokesperson said. “The facility will be named Sheikh Zayed Hospital,” the statement added.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, who attended the signing ceremony held at his official residence, thanked the UAE authorities for the initiative and said it would help improve health care access in an underserved part of the province. Pakistan and the UAE have longstanding ties, with the Gulf country supporting multiple infrastructure and humanitarian projects across Pakistan in recent years.
The UAE is also home to a large Pakistani community, which is one of the biggest sources of remittances to the South Asian country.