Saudi German Hospital has arrived in Nigeria to establish a medical Referral Centre and 100-bed hospital in the nation’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in that respect, was today, Saturday, signed between the West Africa Healthcare Services Company of Nigeria the Saudi German Hospital.
A statement by the Atiku Media Organisation, said that the MoU was signed at a private ceremony in Abuja by Adamu Atiku Abubakar for the West Africa Healthcare Services Company of Nigeria and Dr. Reem Osman, Chief Executive Officer of Saudi German Hospitals UAE behalf of her company.
The Saudi German Referral Centre and Hospital Abuja is a partnership of Saudi German Hospital and West Africa Healthcare Services Company of Nigeria but managed by the former.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is the founder of the of the West Africa
Healthcare Services Company of Nigeria said that the Referral Centre and the diagnostic centre and 100-bed state-of-the-art hospital will “bring great changes to the medical sector of Nigeria, for the benefit of Nigerians.”
Details of the MoU includes the employment of Nigerian medical experts and arrangements for world renowned doctors from the Dubai branch of Saudi German Hospitals Group to visit Nigeria on a regular basis to provide health services.
“Basic medical service will be provided here while those cases which need further medical management will be referred to the 300-bed Saudi German Hospital located in Dubai, the biggest in the Emirate of Dubai.
“We plan to quickly follow up this Referral Centre with a full-fledged diagnostic centre and later a 100-bed state-of-the-art hospital. We believe that this type of investment in our health sector will help to reverse the trend of our highly trained medical professionals seeking employment abroad at great cost to our country.”
Present at the signing of the MoU were the President and Founder of Saudi German Hospitals Group, Engr. Sobhi Batterjee, directors of the partnering companies, associates of the former Vice President and family and friends.
