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    This Foundation Is Going To Rebuild A 142-Year-Old Hospital In Lebanon

    By Rim ZreinDecember 16, 2020Updated:December 16, 2020
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    UAE-based global humanitarian organization The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) announced that it will be allocating $2.3 million to support the reconstruction of the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center (SGHUMC) in Beirut.

    The oldest Lebanese hospital, the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center, founded in 1878, stands only 900 meters away from the Port Beirut blast.

    After the devastating explosion, the hospital became non-operational for the first time since its establishment 142 years ago.

    TBHF will allocate US$2,369,300, as part of the Salam Beirut campaign, for the reconstruction of the ERT unit of the Saint George Hospital University Medical Center in Beirut that was rendered inoperative by the explosion earlier this year.#TheBigheartUAE pic.twitter.com/PTtyt7ssPT

    — TheBigHeartUAE (@TheBigHeartUAE) December 15, 2020

    The Big Heart Foundation located in the Emirate of Sharjah, is an international humanitarian organization dedicated to helping refugees and people in need all around the world.

    The project falls under the “Peace for Beirut” initiative, launched by the wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikha Jawaher Bint Muhammad Al Qasimi, who is the President of the Big Heart Foundation and a prominent advocate for refugee children at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

    "What happened to Lebanon has hurt the entire Arab and humanitarian community."
    Mariam Al Hammadi, Director of the Big Heart Foundation, stresses the importance of the #SalamBeirut campaign. pic.twitter.com/VIaYgEsjch

    — TheBigHeartUAE (@TheBigHeartUAE) August 12, 2020

    According to Emirate’s News Agency, the reconstruction project started this month and will continue for the upcoming three months. It includes developing the medical center’s infrastructure and providing medical and administrative equipment.

    Once complete, the newly built unit at SGHUMC will be named after “The Big Heart Foundation.”

    It is expected to increase its capacity to treat 40,000 patients per year, which will allow the non-profit medical institution to expand its outreach and cater to the needs of the neighboring community.

    Several heavily injured people at Saint George hospital in central #Beirut following #Beirut explosions. Some being reanimated pic.twitter.com/4BoqWmRsAj

    — Melvyn Ingleby (@MelvynIngleby) August 4, 2020

    Part of the financial support provided by the “Big Heart” will be devoted to building a new pediatric department in the hospital that includes three patient rooms, a recovery room, and an isolation room.

    An isolation unit equipped with the latest medical equipment and the highest international standards will also be provided.

    Saint George Hospital University Medical Center stands in solidarity with the Lebanese revolution and the people of Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/5TmaBVVt4Y

    — Saint George Hospital University Medical Center (@saintgeorgehosp) October 23, 2019

    The Director of the Big Heart Foundation, Maryam Al Hammadi, said that the foundation chose to rebuild this hospital in particular “as an appreciation for its historical and social standing.”

    “It represents one of the features of the city’s heritage identity, as it began providing free health services nearly 140 years ago to become a haven for those unable to afford treatment costs,” she said, pointing out that the hospital is “an essential landmark of the memory of the city and its residents.”

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