"Capital Care" obtains the first license for a medical facility in the New Administrative Capital
The UAE's Eye of the World acquired the first building permit for a medical facility within the Capital Management Project called Capital Care, the first medical project to be implemented in the new administrative capital, in alliance with the Indian Investment and Development Corporation. The investment of the project is approximately 600 million pounds, including construction, medical equipment, mechanical and electrical equipment. Capital Care is the only project with all the approvals of the Ministry of Health and the certificate of conformity of the facility with the design standards of the health facilities from the Housing and Construction Research Centre. According to engineer Ismail Ahmed, Vice - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hendaza Real Estate Company, which is responsible for the construction of the project, the journey to obtain the first license for a medical facility in the capital took a lot of time and effort, which reached nearly two years. He added: "After a long marathon of approvals and appropriations in several government agencies, the required papers have been completed and the construction permit No. 437 of 2021 for the medical complex has been obtained."Capital Care is one of the first medical buildings to implement new building requirements for hospitals and medical buildings in Egypt in accordance with Ministerial Decision 402 of 2015, which was introduced in early 2019. Ismail continued: "The Requirements Decision determines the design standards of hospitals and medical buildings applicable in Egypt. Mr. M. Ibrahim Hinde, Project General Consultant, Design Officer and Implementation Supervisor of the Complex, with many steps and funds required in accordance with the Ministerial Decision: Approval by the Ministry of Health, represented by the Cairo Health Directorate. At this stage, many documents are submitted, such as the Job Program, the Employment Policy, the Land Validity Statement and the Initial Design Concept.
Secondly, there is a need to obtain approval from the Housing and Construction Research Centre, which is represented by the Committee to Review the Design Standards of Hospitals and Health Buildings in Egypt.
Third, adoption of the construction design from the 10-year cluster and approval of the compilation after full project review, followed by the fourth step, which consists of obtaining civil protection approvals.
The Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hendaza Real Estate added that the Advisory Office was currently working on the project's executive drawings. Construction had begun early this November. The concrete structure of the medical complex was planned to be completed within 10 months, so that cladding and actual operation would begin within 18 months. To thank the management of the Office and the Distinguished Task Force who have contributed to this outstanding work.
The project is located in the R3 neighborhood and is located in a total area of 1600m2, and consists of 3 garage and 4 recurrent medical homes. The project includes 2 hospitals, one for ophthalmology and ophthalmology. The other is multidisciplinary, including a radiology and analysis centre, women and children, and an emergency centre with ambulances equipped to serve people in the new administrative capital. The project is an essential pillar in the development and development of the capital, as it will provide services that will facilitate the lives of the population and its people.
