Jordon PM visits Jordanian field hospital in Cairo

Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday visited the Jordanian field hospital in Cairo (Egypt1) and checked on the medical services being provided to Egyptians at the clinic, dispatched recently at the orders of His Majesty King Abdullah II, to ease the pressure on the Egyptian medical sector. During a tour of the hospital, which receives an average of 500 patients a day, Ensour said that the King realized that Egypt had distinguished medical expertise, but still ordered the hospital to be deployed as "a mark of gratitude to Egypt and its people for their contributions to the Arab world." The premier, who arrived in Egypt earlier in the day, told the clinic's medical, nursing and administrative staff that his trip was to congratulate the country on the October War anniversary and to "share the pride of the occasion with the Egyptian people, their leadership and the army." He said Egypt had preserved Arab and Islamic sciences and culture, adding, "We in the Levant and the Arab Maghreb owe Egypt for all it offered to the Arab countries, particularly in the field of education and higher education," and wished the country the unity of its people, stressing that Egypt's safety meant the safety of the entire Arab world. Egyptian Minister of Health and Population Maha Reyati thanked King Abdullah and the government and people of Jordan for "this generous initiative consolidating the brotherly ties between the two peoples," commending the advanced service by the Royal Medical Services, which runs the clinic, and the Jordanian hospitals. She noted that the hospital was set up in Ein Shams, one of Cairo's heavily populated areas. The hospital's director said the 20-bed medical facility, run by 121 doctors, nurses and technicians, can conduct various surgeries in two fully-equipped operation theatres.