Audio By Carbonatix
Actors Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas are visiting a Cardiff hospital to boost its fundraising campaign.
The Swansea-born actress officially opened the Children's Hospital for Wales back in 2006.
The Hollywood couple's return coincides with the 10th anniversary of the original Noah's Ark Appeal. They are touring the hospital facilities.
The charity needs to raise a further £7m to build an intensive care unit, operating theatres and wards.
The pair are meeting patients and their family members at the hospital as part of an official tour.
Catherine Zeta Jones is a patron of the Noah's Ark Appeal - set up to raise funds for the hospital.
In 2005, the couple donated a five-figure sum to the charity.
The first phase of the project included two 25-bed medical wards and one 16-bed paediatric cancer ward.
It cost £9m to deliver, with £4.5m provided by the assembly government and £4.5m raised by Noah's Ark.
The second phase of the children's hospital, which will be built adjacent to the first phase building, will operating theatres, a teenage cancer unit, an eye clinic and a private garden for patients and their families.
The £54.3m second phase building is being funded by the assembly government while its running costs will be met by local health boards and Health Commission Wales.
In addition to this Noah's Ark has committed to raising £7m to support equipment, including an MRI scanner and vital equipment for the new intensive care unit.
The £1.5m scanner has no sides, meaning a parent can lie next to their child during the scan, minimising the need for sedation.
The demolition will begin in January 2011 with the main construction starting in August 2011. It is hoped the full development will be completed in 2014.
It is the first hospital set up Wales specialising in the treatment of sick children.
Source: BBC
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
‘Football in Ghana is about blood and legacy’ – Antoine Semenyo’s mother urges diaspora parents
3 minutes -
QNET, Manchester City bring world-class football coaching to Ghana’s young talent
3 minutes -
Emma Ankrah: Between quiet questions and the will to continue
7 minutes -
Ghana’s economy shows strong recovery after “inherited crisis” – Ato Forson tells Parliament
8 minutes -
No further IMF financial bailout will be required in the foreseeable future – Finance Minister
9 minutes -
Learning from Ukraine, Hezbollah is now using fibre-optic drones to hit Israel
10 minutes -
Teenager arrested at Senya Beraku for alleged defilement of 15-year-old girl
10 minutes -
Ghana has moved from IMF ‘supplicant’ to partner – Ato Forson declares as economy surges past $100 Billion
12 minutes -
“Ghana has moved from ICU to wellness center” — Finance Minister declares economic recovery
34 minutes -
Ato Forson highlights “turning point” in economic recovery strategy
38 minutes -
NACSA Seminar: Gender Minister demands an increased role for women to end gun violence
43 minutes -
Full text: Statement on Ghana’s new engagement with IMF
50 minutes -
US trade mission to visit Ghana
1 hour -
Tempane: Three suspects arrested over deadly Worinyanga attacks
1 hour -
EU fines Temu €200m for allowing sale of illegal products
1 hour