Good news for children's health

Bachus
By Bachus

$7.9 Billion Qatar Medical Center Joins World's Leading Paediatricians to Tackle Global Child Health Inequality

BRIGHTON, England, Dec. 7, 2012 /CNW/ - A new strategic cooperation has been announced this week between the Excellence in Paediatrics Institute (EiP), an international paediatric association based in Geneva, and the Sidra Medical and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art facility in Qatar funded by a $7.9 billion endowment from the Qatar Foundation.

Full story: http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1085545/-7-9-billion-qatar-medical-cente...

A great example of a good way to spend wealth--improving the lives of others.

By FathimaH• 9 Dec 2012 08:47
FathimaH

Developing the health and bettering the physical and mental fitness of our future generations is most imperative on all nations bestowed with wealth. Kudos to all those involved!

By Bachus• 9 Dec 2012 07:42
Bachus

All of these groups have a good track record for this sort of thing (if you consider Sidra is part of Qatar Foundation like ROTA), so I am very hopeful.

By britexpat• 9 Dec 2012 07:18
britexpat

Good news. Let us hope they can use this to aid pedriatric care in developing nations.

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