The Handover Process At Farwaniya Hospital Has Been Delayed

Due to engineering defects, and inability to complete necessary extensions for the electronic communication network, and to test the final form of the equipment and devices, the handover of Farwaniya Hospital could be delayed for up to 12 months.

According to local Arabic media, "the cause of the delays is due to the non-observance of technical specifications, as well as several changes in the project." The report also stated that an engineering inspection of the building found some needed demolition because of visible faults, and the completion of the connections requires a new change order and a new tender, which delays the delivery of the hospital, which was scheduled at the end of the month to complete its equipment for a period of up to 12 months.

A Ministry of Health source explained that "the Ministry of Health now has two options, either to take over the hospital at the beginning of next month, or to operate some departments in parallel with the launch of a new tender to implement the electronic network, or to refuse to take over the hospital until its work has been completed."

Two allegations of waste of public funds in projects related to the ministry were submitted by the Ministry of Health to the Public Authority for Anti-Corruption in 2020.

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