M42, a global health technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with the UAE’s Ministry of Defence to operate and manage Zayed Military Hospital in Al Batayeh, Sharjah.
This move is set to provide healthcare access to over three million people across the UAE’s northern areas.
The partnership was formalised through an investment agreement signed by Major General Dr. Aysha Sultan Aldhaheri, Executive Director of the Military Health Executive Directorate in the UAE Ministry of Defence, and Hasan Jasem Al Nowais, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of M42 and Chairman of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
“We are pleased with the first-of-its-kind military-civilian partnership between the Ministry of Defence and M42 to deliver world-class medical services to our servicemen and women and their families, and the wider population of the northern regions of the UAE. This collaboration clearly reflects our unwavering commitment to providing the highest standards of healthcare in the Armed Forces, while at the same time strengthening our role in the national health ecosystem to improve access to specialized medical care for a larger segment of society,” Dr. Aysha Sultan Aldhaheri, the executive director of the Military Health Executive Directorate in the UAE Ministry of Defence said.
The partnership aims to deliver comprehensive and specialised clinical services to communities in the UAE’s northern areas, including military personnel and their families.
M42 plans to integrate services from its network, including Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and Healthpoint.
“Our partnership with the Ministry of Defence is significant, expanding our healthcare footprint in the UAE and helping us deliver access to specialised healthcare to more people as part of our transformation agenda. Together with the Ministry of Defence, we are bringing advanced services and specialized expertise closer to the people in the northern regions, ensuring the highest quality of care for all,” Hasan Jasem Al Nowais added.
This expansion follows M42’s recent launch of a diabetes facility in Al Dhafra and a partnership with Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company to launch an Amana Healthcare facility in Bahrain.
M42 is scheduled to begin full-scale operations at Zayed Military Hospital – Al Batayeh in early 2025.
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