JEDDAH — Apollo Hospitals Group-India, in partnership with Dr. Varghese Moolan of Moolans Inc., announced the establishment of  an Apollo Information Center in Saudi Arabia during its 31st anniversary celebration held recently.

 

Moolans Inc. is one if the leading spice exporters from India to GCC and has presence in over 30 countries. 

 

Speaking at the occasion, Dr.Prathap C Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospitals Group, said “such engagements are the need of the hour and it adds to Apollo’s vision of making India the healthcare destination of the world.” 

 

Dr. Varghese Moolan, Chairman of Moolans Inc. and Chairman of Global Malayalee Council, donated 5 million rupees (SR304,000) to Apollo’s – ‘Save-a-child’s heart initiative’.

 

Moolan said the partnership with Apollo Hospitals would help both the Arabs and non-resident Indians of the GCC region especially people in Saudi Arabia. 

 

The ‘Save-a-child’s heart initiative’  is also extended to deserving children in Kerala too. The agreement was signed by Dr. Varghese Moolan and Dr. Srinidhi Chidambaram, Vice President, International Division, Apollo Hospitals.

 

Apart from the engagements in Saudi Arabia, Moolans Group is also planning to have an Apollo Information Center in Angamali near to Cochin International Airport.

 

Apollo Hospitals has successfully treated over 60,000 foreign patients from across the world in last five years and the numbers are looking up every year. NHS, UK alone has over a million patients waiting to be treated. Thousands of uninsured Americans now have the option to come to Apollo Hospitals for tertiary care needs. Similarly Africa, Middle East, CIS Countries in Central Asia and South East Asia present huge opportunities as the waiting time and expense are very high in other countries when compared to India.  — SG