Joint venture on health signed

LAHORE: World Medical Hospital and Cosmos Health Services (CHS) have signed a joint venture to set up 100 Acute Hospitals and Urgent Care Clinics throughout Pakistan, in order to initiate the latest technologies in the fields of planned surgeries, palliative care and in other areas of advanced medical procedures.

The world medical hospital’s senior management visited Lahore to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cosmos Health Services for a first ever joint venture between a Pakistani and Thai healthcare consortium.

The document was mutually signed by the CHS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ashba Kamran and WMCH Chairman Dr Chalerm Harnphanich. A large number of dignitaries both from Thailand and Pakistan were also present at the MoU signing ceremony.

The event was hosted by Mrs Ashba Kamran, CEO Cosmos Health Services on Cosmos Health Services’ premises here. The attendees included Jahanzeb Burana, CEO - Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT), Mr Surashete Boontinand - Minister Counsellor Deputy Head of Mission, Dr Chalerm Harnphanich - Chairman and CEO Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL (BCH), Mr Kantaporn Harnphanich, Chief Marketing Officer Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL (BCH) and other leading members of the healthcare industry. Kantaporn Harnphanich gave informative presentation on the healthcare sector in Thailand and shared a brief overview of history and service capacity of the World Medical Hospital and BCH.

Jahanzeb Burana congratulated the signatories of the agreement for their pioneering collaboration for providing premium healthcare services in Pakistan. He urged other members of the health industry to follow Cosmos lead and build sustaining partnerships across the health sector so that healthcare industry can move past the doctor-run administration. He ensured Cosmos Health Services of PBIT’s continued support going forward. World Medical Hospital (WMC) is the brand for a new hospital group in the premium tertiary care category by Bangkok Chain Hospital PCL (BCH).