Chairman of the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction of Gaza Strip Mohamed Ismail al-Emadi  has met with Palestinian Minister of  Public Works and Housing  Dr Mufid al-Hassain, and Minister of  Labour Mamoun Abu Shahla, and briefed them on the progress of work in the Qatari projects, and the mechanism of entry of construction materials and accessories for reconstruction of these projects.
During the meeting which was held on Saturday at the Qatari Committee for the Reconstruction headquarters in Gaza City, al-Emadi confirmed that all Qatari projects carried out in the Gaza Strip, whether through the donation of  HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani which amounted to $407mn  or the $1bn special reconstruction grant donated by the State of Qatar during the donors’ conference held in Cairo in October 2014, were now  taking place at an accelerated pace in light of the facilities obtained by the committee  from various related parties.
Al-Emadi who arrived in the Gaza Strip last Wednesday,  accompanied by a high-level  Qatari medical delegation, said that HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Hospital for  Artificial Limbs will operate  over the next few months, according to international standards being practiced at  the Hamad Hospital in Doha. He added that the medical delegation which is currently visiting the Gaza Strip will meet with all the relevant authorities for running the hospital.
The Palestinian ministers praised the Qatari projects which, they said, meet the various needs of the citizens of the Gaza Strip including infrastructure, housing, roads, health and sports projects, which are  characterised by high quality and speed in implementation.
The two ministers called for holding another donor conference in Doha  in order  to speed up the pace of the commitment of all donors to implement their pledges towards the reconstruction process.