The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, financed 78 healthcare projects in 16 countries with a total value of Dh4.1 billion ($1.12 billion) since its inception in 1971 until December 2018.
ADFD funded several countries like Egypt, Jordan, Mauritania, Yemen, Comoros and one of them is Turkmenistan, Eurasia Diary informs citing GDN Online.
The Fund has developed a series of integrated health projects that aim to improve the quality of healthcare services in Turkmenistan. Notable projects include the establishment of a kidney disease centre, rehabilitation of existing clinics, as well as the construction of specialty hospitals offering 480 beds to treat complicated diseases reduce disabilities and mortality rates among the population.