Cairo – Mubasher: Governor of Marsa Matrouh Alaa Abu Zaid on Sunday said that contracts for launching the world-class medical city have been signed.

Scheduled to be built over 370 acres (feddans), and with a total cost of $350 million, the medical city will host US hospitals and include multiple specialties, Abu Zaid added. 

It is expected that the North African nation will be a destination for travelers from the Middle East and North Africa who seek US treatment, according to the governor.

The capacity of the new medical city will be 600 beds, increasing to 6,000 in the future, in addition to a slew of outpatient clinics, project CEO Gary Lang commented.

Lang added that the number of medical tourists is expected to rise by 35%.

The project is set to be carried out on a partnership scheme between the US and UAE companies under the US administration and supervision, the CEO highlighted.