Plan to set-up telemedicine services and promote medical tourism
Artemis Hospitals has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The MoU envisions quality healthcare service provisions for all the Afghan nationals through collaboration with Artemis and strengthening human resource management and development in Afghanistan.
Through this MoU, Artemis Hospital will extend its distinguished expertise to the Ministry of Public Health and help in setting up the following services:
- Telemedicine
- Capacity building of Afghan healthcare professionals
- Medical tourism
- Public private partnership
The MoU will promote and reinforce cooperation, mutual exchange of views and exchange of experts and researchers. Dr Devlina Chakravarty, Executive Director and CEO, Artemis Hospitals; Dr Ferozuddin Feroz, Minister of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Shaida Mohammad Abdali, Ambassador, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, spoke about the various pointers of the MoU and expressed their zeal to work towards a same goal.
The event also witnessed the presence of Dr (Col) Manjinder Sandhu, Medical Director & Director Cardiology, Artemis Hospitals; Naveen Kapoor, President (International Business Division) and Whole time Director of Apollo International; Ahmad Jawad Osmani, Director, International Relations of Ministry of Public Health of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Sayed Mujtaba Ahmadi, Economic Counselor of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Abdul Alim Atarud and Hedayatullah Stanekzai.
EH News Bureau