ENA - A corner stone is to be laid for the construction of a modern referral hospital in the metropolis named after the renowned Olympic gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba at a cost of 97 million birr, the Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia, Gu Xiaojie said.
While delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Gottera Interchange here on Sunday the ambassador announced that the corner stone would be laid for the construction of the hospital within the coming week.
The ambassador said the construction of the hospital is a manifestation of the level of relation between Ethiopia and China.
The hospital would be constructed in Akaki Sub-City where Akaki Health Station situated.
According to the sub-city health office, the hospital would serve over 300,000 people upon going fully operational after 18 months.
The name of the hospital would be “Tirunesh Beijing” to commemorate the shinning victory of the athlete at Beijing Olympics.
A 23-year-old Tirunesh Dibaba clinched double gold medal in 10,000 m and 5000 meter in Beijing, became the first woman ever to achieve the Olympic 5000/10,000m double.
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