Aerial view of construction of new building in November 2017. Photo Credit: Unité Technique D’exécution (UTE) du Ministère de L’économie
Aerial view of construction of new building in November 2017. Photo Credit: Unité Technique D’exécution (UTE) du Ministère de L’économie

PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Haitian government has set up a committee to monitor the ongoing construction of an $83 million building of the State University Hospital, commonly known as Hopital General, in this capital city.    

According to the project study, the construction is co-funded with $33 million from the Haitian government, $25 million from  the French Development Agency AFD and $25 million from the United State Agency for International Development-USAID .

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The decision to set up an oversight committee came about after an 8-year delay in constructing the 534-bed General Hospital, HUEH, in Haiti.

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.