CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the Government of St. Lucia recently signed contracts with two joint ventures involving two St Lucian firms in partnership with two Saudi Arabian construction and consulting firms to complete the reconstruction of St. Jude Hospital in Augier, Vieux-Fort.
The signing is an important step forward for transferring health services from the retrofitted George Odlum National Stadium to St. Jude Hospital, which was damaged in a fire in 2009.
The reconstruction of St. Jude Hospital, funded by the SFD with a concessional loan of EC$75 million, will include 100 beds, maternity wards, emergency rooms, and surgical suites. The hospital will serve thousands of patients annually and enhance healthcare quality for the people of Saint Lucia, ensure sustainable service delivery, and improve access to advanced medical care.
Sultan Al-Marshad, CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), and St. Lucia’s Prime Minister, Philip Joseph Pierre, witnessed the signing.
“I wish to extend my heartfelt gratitude to the government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Development Fund, and everyone who has played a role in bringing us here today,” said Pierre.
In his remarks, Al-Marshad emphasized that the hospital’s reconstruction would empower local communities, strengthen the healthcare sector’s ability to meet the needs of the people of St. Lucia, and promote economic and social growth.
The project is a testament to the SFD’s unwavering commitment to supporting sustainable socio-economic development in developing countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), while contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG.) This commitment should reassure the people of St. Lucia and the global community of the project’s success and positive impact.
With the signing of this loan agreement, the Government of St. Lucia has reached a significant milestone towards fulfilling its promise to complete St. Jude Hospital, which was destroyed by fire fifteen years ago.
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