Dubai: Shaikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Deputy Ruler, inaugurated a branch of the Moroccan Hospital and Eye Clinic, at the Dubai Medical City (DMC), on Tuesday morning.

The DhD20 million hospital is part of a network of Saudi Arabian company, comprising of 32 hospitals in the Middle East region.

Shaikh Maktoum toured the various sections of the hospital and was briefed by the hospital director about the new hospital, which consists of Ophthalmology clinics where all kinds of eye treatment and surgeries are being performed.

Shaikh Maktoum welcomed the company in Dubai. He said such an investment was an additional step forward in the spread of the hospital in the Gulf and Middle East regions, adding that having the Moroccan Hospital side by side with others at the DMC will further improve eye care delivery services in the country.

He thanked the owners, administrators and medical team of the Saudi Company for their efforts. He said the presence of such a modern eye clinic in the country will save many eye patients the trouble of having to travel abroad for similar medical treatment.