Indo-UK Institute of Health to sign MoU with Assam

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Feb 2: Indo-UK Institute of Health (IUIH), one of the largest public-private partnership (PPP) healthcare infrastructure projects in the world, is going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Assam for the setting up an integrated IUIH Medicity in the state. To be signed during Advantage Assam, Assam Global Investors’ Summit, this initiative shall deliver to the people of the state world-class NHS standard healthcare that is available, affordable and accountable.

The Indo-UK Institute of Health (IUIH) Medicity programme was announced as a joint statement between Prime Minister rendra Modi and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron in 2015. The programme involves an investment of Rs 17600 crore into Indian healthcare aimed at benefitting over 400 million Indians by opening 11 institutes across India in partnership with the world’s best healthcare system - the tiol Health Service (NHS), UK.

According to Dr. Ajay Rajan Gupta, Maging Director and Group CEO, IUIH, “With this MoU, we have expanded our presence to the 12th state in India taking the overall investment to Rs 19,200 crore. Each IUIH Medicity, including the one to come up in Assam, shall be developed with an investment outlay of Rs 1,600 crore and have a 1000-bed hospital in association with one of UK’s leading NHS hospital. Up to 20 per cent patients will be given free treatment at IUIH facilities.”

Mr. Bruce Bucknell, British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata, representing UK in East and Northeast India, said, “Through IUIH we are excited to bring to India the UK’s expertise in training, innovation and clinical delivery. This ambitious project will see NHS standards of care supporting the healthcare needs of the people of Assam.”