UAE-BASED Al Fara’a General Contracting and Amanah Construction Company have won a contract to construct two new hospitals in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region.

The hospitals coming up at Sila and Ghayathi areas are part of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company’s (Seha) plan to improve the emirate’s healthcare infrastructure.

Saif Bader Al Qubaisi, chairman and managing director of Seha, Dr JR Gangaramani, president and executive chairman of Al Fara’a General Contracting, and Malik Fakih, the chairman of Amanah Construction Company signed the deal in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the ruler’s representative in the Western Region.

Al Qubaisi said: “We expect to see all construction stages get completed by 2015.”

On completion, Ghayathi will provide 50 beds, along with Sila’s 40. Both will provide general medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology services, in addition to intensive care units for infants.