{"id":407411,"date":"2021-11-02T08:58:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T08:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=407411"},"modified":"2021-11-02T08:58:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T08:58:25","slug":"amisom-and-government-of-italy-begin-construction-of-a-68-bed-hospital-facility-for-somali-national-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/amisom-and-government-of-italy-begin-construction-of-a-68-bed-hospital-facility-for-somali-national-army\/","title":{"rendered":"AMISOM and Government of Italy begin construction of a 68-bed hospital facility for Somali National Army"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mogadishu:-\u00a0<\/span>The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with sponsorship from the Government of Italy, has commenced constructing a 68-bed health facility for soldiers and officers of the Somali National Army (SNA).<\/span><\/p>\n

The c<\/span>onstruction of the SNA hospital is being implemented under the Early Recovery and <\/span>Stabilisation<\/span> programme<\/span>. Under the <\/span>programme<\/span>, AMISOM undertakes Quick Impact Projects to extend services through the construction of schools, health facilities, police statio<\/span>ns, safe water projects, and provide tools of work to the Somali security forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

The groundbreaking ceremony took place today at the premises of the old Somali National Army Hospital in Mogadishu, which is also known as <\/span>Isbitaalka<\/span> Xoogga<\/span>. The <\/span>Isbitaalka<\/span> Xoogga<\/span> was built in the 1960s but was destroyed during the years of Somalia\u2019s civil war. The hospital is now being rebuilt.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at the ceremony, Italy\u2019s Ambassador to Somalia, Alberto <\/span>Vecchi<\/span>, said the plan to construct the SNA Hospital was a joint agreement with the African Union Commission following a request made by the Somalia Chief of <\/span>Defence<\/span> Forces for a health facili<\/span>ty for members of Somalia\u2019s military.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow we are here putting down the first stone of this project that will serve to protect the brave and efficient soldiers of the SNA,\u201d said Ambassador <\/span>Vecchi<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not be a job finished when the hospital is built<\/span>. When completed we will keep on supporting and helping the government and the people of Somalia to maintain it. We will find a way, together, depending on your needs,\u201d added Ambassador <\/span>Vecchi<\/span>, as he committed his country\u2019s support to the reconstruction an<\/span>d stabilization of Somalia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for Somalia, Simon <\/span>Mulongo<\/span>, said that along with Italy, the choice to fund the construction of the military health facility was becaus<\/span>e of the potential to transform the facility into a <\/span>centre<\/span> of excellence for medical research.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis hospital is not only going to be a referral facility for the army but should be developed into a research and development facility for the army. The world<\/span> over, the military provides a step ahead of everybody in identifying challenges to their communities through research and development. Issues of new diseases, new health challenges, we look to the military to give us answers even before the civilian commu<\/span>nity does so,\u201d said <\/span>Mulongo<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Somalia Chief of <\/span>Defence<\/span> Forces, Gen. <\/span>Odowaaa<\/span>Yusuf, said the request for a military hospital came out of the need for <\/span>specialised<\/span> medical equipment and health personnel to address the various health challenges faced by the me<\/span>n and women in uniform.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past, this hospital not only provided services to military personnel but also catered for the civilian population. Now, we will have the 68-bed facility to cater for the military. In the past, <\/span>Isbitaalka<\/span> Xoogga<\/span>was renowned<\/span> for having the best medical and research experts. We hope to be able to have the best experts here again\u201d noted Gen. <\/span>Odowaa<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the AMISOM Civil Engineer, Andrew <\/span>Alele<\/span>, construction of the facility will be undertaken by <\/span>Deeqa<\/span> Construction and W<\/span>ater Well Drilling Company. It will take about six months and would include a modern kitchen, laundry, administration, and storage areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Present at the groundbreaking were senior SNA and AMISOM officers including the AMISOM Force Commander, Lt. Gen. Diomede <\/span>Ndegeya<\/span>, and the AMISOM Sector One Commander, Brig. Don <\/span>Nabaasa<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mogadishu:-\u00a0The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) with sponsorship from the Government of Italy, has commenced constructing a 68-bed health facility for soldiers and officers of the Somali National Army (SNA). The construction of the SNA hospital is being implemented under the Early Recovery and Stabilisation programme. Under the programme, AMISOM undertakes Quick Impact Projects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":407412,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-407411","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=407411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407413,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/407411\/revisions\/407413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/407412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=407411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=407411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}