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Dr. Elizabeth Drabant from USAID is leaving
Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Drabant, Director of the Office of Health & Humanitarian
Assistance at USAID/West Bank & Gaza, is leaving after 4
years of work in the office. Since her arrival to the country, Dr. Drabant
has been a great friend of Holy Family Hospital and a true believer in
its mission. Dr. Drabant has been instrumental in making Holy Family
Hospital a model referral centre for maternal and newborn healthcare
in the Palestinian territory.
We at Holy Family Hospital thank Dr. Drabant for her support and wish
her all the best in her new appointment, where I am sure, she will
leave the same quality mark that she left in Palestine.
World Economic Crises affects the hospital
Holy Family Hospital is being affected by the world economic situation
and it is becoming more and more certain that we will not be able to
count on the financial help that was promised for 2009.
After consulting with all heads of departments in the hospital, the
Management Committee decided to apply cost cutting measures in all
departments. These measures were coupled with others to increase
the income of the hospital.
Also, the Board of Trustees sent a mission of experts from the Department
of International Activities of the “Oeuvres Hospitalières Françaises
de l’Ordre de Malte” to help in these efforts. They spent the
fourth week of June in the hospital.
The mission was led by Mr. Paul de Forville, Head of the department
and its members were Dr. Patrick Guyon, Medical Coordinator of the
department, Professor Levardon, Consultant Gynecologist / Obstetrician,
Mr. Andre Marchand for the financial and management aspects
and Mrs. Odile Cagnat-Tournoux, in charge of the Middle East activities
in the department.
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