Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20080608-09
June 8, 2008

Corp of Engineers Hands Over Two Facilities
Multi-National Division South East PAO

BASRA – The Gulf Region South Corps of Engineers turned over two facilities to the Government of Iraq in Basra, Iraq June 8.

The Abo Al Khaseeb Votech Center and a Primary Healthcare Center in the Hai Al Muhandiseen area were handed over to their respective Ministries as they near total completion.

The Votech Center has undergone major renovations during the last nine months as the Corps of Engineers coordinated efforts of several Iraqi construction companies to rebuild parts of the existing structure and install a new perimeter fence.

More than 600 students are already attending classes at the center and gaining valuable skills that increase their employability and boost the income for the local community.

The Healthcare Center was a complete construction project to provide services to an area that did not possess sufficient medical treatment facilities. The project began in 2006 and is being handed over to the Ministry of Health as the contractors finish the final stages of construction.

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