2:56 pm
Wednesday 21 December 2022
Books – Muhammad Emara:
57357 hospital board member Dr. Obada Sarhan said the hospital is suffering from a difficult financial situation in recent days, due to the high dollar price and used medical supplies.
Sarhan added, in statements to Masrawy on Wednesday: ‘The hospital’s economic situation is very difficult. We were £3bn lately and currently only have £600m after we decided to ‘unfreeze’ the latest deposit in the bank.”
A member of the Board of Trustees expressed his fear of closing the hospital due to the current situation, saying, We may have to close in 8 months due to the crisis situation.
Sarhan continued: There is no solution other than donations, and we are appealing to all for our assistance during the coming period.
And earlier, 3 informed sources revealed to Masrawy, the details of the conditions inside the 57357 hospital after the calls posted by some pioneers of social networking sites, and with them interacted several artists, led by Amr Youssef, as well to Shikabala, the player from Zamalek, who held up a shirt that read “Save Hospital 57357” during today’s team match.
The sources, which varied between medical figures and others linked to civil society, told Masrawy that the main crisis of the hospital lies in the lack of donations and funding during the last period, which has affected the day-to-day conditions of care for the children , as the costs of care and services provided by the hospital have increased.
As for the details of the crisis, the sources say: “Donations have declined by a rate of between 80 and 88 percent over the past 6 months, compared to the same period in previous years, which has pushed the hospital to make a recent decision to release the last deposit of hospital property to be spent treating 18,000 injured children.” Cancer, which is only enough for a year, if donations continue at the current rate.
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