DILI, 01 July 2026 (TATOLI) – Defence Minister Donaciano do Rosário Gomes, on Wednesday, gave a presentation to the Council of Ministers on the project to build the FALINTIL-Timor-Leste Defence Forces (F-FDTL) Military Hospital, carried out as part of bilateral cooperation between Timor-Leste and the People’s Republic of China.
During the presentation, the Chinese technical mission responsible for the project’s preparatory work outlined the key features of the future Timor-Leste–China Friendship Hospital, to be built next to the Ministry of Defence and the F-FDTL Headquarters in Dili.
“The project includes a general hospital with a capacity of 100 beds, covering approximately 10,500 square metres, featuring an eight-storey main building and support structures, equipped with modern medical technology and designed to provide outpatient care, emergency services, inpatient care, diagnostic imaging, clinical laboratory services, and intensive care,” said in a statement.
In his presentation, the Defense Minister also gave touched on the establishment of an Interministerial Committee to oversee and monitor the construction of the future Military Hospital.
This strategic project aims to strengthen the operational capacity of the F-FDTL, complement the services provided by the National Health Service, improve responses to emergencies, disasters, and humanitarian crises, promote training and development in military medicine, reduce dependence on treatment abroad, and benefit the civilian population, thereby contributing to the strengthening of national capacity in the health sector and to the country’s economic development.
It is recalled that last year the governments of China and Timor-Leste, represented by Chinese Ambassador Wang Wenli and Minister Donaciano, signed an agreement for the construction of a military hospital in the country.
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