Indian company to set up hospital in Wassit

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: An Indian company expressed desire on Thursday to establish a modern hospital and a medicine factory in Wassit, the chairman of the Wassit Investment Commission said. “Indian Contractor Corp. presented today (Oct. 21) a demand to the Wassit Investment Commission to receive an investment license to establish a hospital and medicine factory in Kut within the investment projects,” Sadeq Howeidi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The hospital will consist of 6 floors with 84 beds,” he added, noting that the hospital will be equipped with modern U.S. medical equipments. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 2