The UAE has pledged an additional Dh220 million to support the expansion of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation.
A new medical complex of Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre in Cairo will be built and named in honour of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai.
It will increase the centre's capacity to 120,000 outpatients and allow 12,000 surgeries annually, ultimately serving 132,000 inpatients and outpatients a year.
The funds will “provide a vital lifeline to thousands across the region”, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, said.
An agreement was signed between the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, a charity foundation based in Dubai, and the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation on Tuesday.
The Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre aims to triple the number of training graduates to 2,625 healthcare professionals by training 1,750 professionals annually, and will develop the Middle East’s largest dedicated cardiac research and innovation centre.
Mr Yacoub is one of Egypt’s most respected surgeons and launched the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation in 2008 to provide medical services for the country's poor.
The founder of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation in Egypt and the Chain of Hope charitable organisation in the UK, he was honoured with the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity this year.
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