The Department of State for Health in the Republic of the Gambia has appointed Sir Frederick Snow & Partners Ltd to provide a study, the design and supervision of construction for a regional eye centre for Sightsavers International. The Centre will cover a total area of around 3500m², and will include operating facilities and both out- and in-patient wards.

Facilities included within the centre are:

• Laboratory with eye bank and production of eye medication;
• Hostel and apartments for staff;
• Conference room;
• Reading and electronic media room;
• Lecture theatre and seminar rooms;
• Administrative office and ancillary facilities.

Sir Frederick Snow & Partners Ltd has been contracted to carry out all disciplines of project management, architecture, engineering, quantity surveying and cost control. It is anticipated that the project which is under construction will be completed in 2006.