“Ensuring that all citizens have access to essential healthcare, regardless of their economic circumstances” is the aim of the construction of the three new hospitals in East Timor.
The government of East Timor announced on Thursday the construction of three new hospitals in the municipalities of Manufahi, Ermera and Díli, starting in 2025, as part of the improvement of healthcare available to the population.
“In 2025, following the plan approved by the last Budget Review Committee, we will have a budget of around 700 thousand US dollars [cerca de 629 mil euros] to start the Rehabilitation and construction of several health centres and postsincluding three new general hospitals in the municipalities of Dili, Ermera and Manufahi,” said the Director General of Corporate Services at the Ministry of Health.
Quoted on the Timorese executive portal, Valentino Marçal stated that the The Ermera hospital unit will have a psychiatric wing and that the Dili hospital will be built next to the old Comoros market.
The announced projects, according to the Timorese government, are aligned with the National Health Policy and the National Strategic Plan for the Health Sector and aim to: The goal is to “ensure that all citizens have access to essential health care, regardless of their economic circumstances”.
“The Government continues to implement initiatives in the health sector, focused on Improve infrastructure, strengthen medical and logistical equipment and optimize human resources management“Thereby ensuring that the services provided respond to the needs of the population and promote equitable and universal access to health care,” adds the Timorese executive.
Source: Observadora
