Apollo Hospitals plans expansion in Africa

“There are hospitals available for takeover in Tanzania, Botswana and Nigeria. We are looking at them,” said Rodney Mohan. P, senior general manager, international business development, Apollo Hospitals. He declined to provide more details.
Apollo is setting up a 500-bed hospital in Tanzania that will require an investment of $70 million and plans to serve patients from east and west Africa.
The hospital will have 300 beds in the first phase, and the rest will be added in the second phase. The construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and the doctors at the facility will be a mix of Indians and local hires.

 Apollo also plans to set up a clinic each in Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, he said.
“We are very hopeful about our expansion plans in Africa,” said Sangita Reddy, executive director-operations, Apollo group of Hospitals.

“The clinics will support the hospital. It will be a hub-and-spoke model. The preparation of the feasibility report for the clinics is on,” said Sudhir Diggikar, chief executive of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd.

Every clinic will involve an investment of around Rs. 12 crore. At present, the healthcare service provider has a capacity of more than 8,700 beds across 54 hospitals within and outside India.
Joseph Mettle Nunoo, deputy health minister of Ghana, said Apollo is interested in setting up a hospital there as well.
An increasing number of African countries are interested in partnering with Indian organizations both in the public and the private sectors in the areas of healthcare services, manufacturing of tropical drugs and joint research for prevention of communicable diseases.
Currently, around 35,000 African patients visit Apollo’s facilities in India. The Apollo Group​ through its Apollo Global Projects Consultancy has been undertaking hospital consulting jobs in Africa.
“International patients contribute around 25% to our topline,” said Radhey Mohan. P
Apollo Hospitals posted a net profit of Rs. 137.6 crore on sales of Rs. 26,054 crore in the last fiscal.
Capacity building in areas such as healthcare is at the focus of India’s relationship building with African nations. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, at the India-Africa summit held in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa in May, announced that $700 million will be provided for training and building new institutions in the continent.

     A report prepared by the Export-Import Bank of India for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry says, “India’s contribution for the promotion of African connectivity and the value-added services in the knowledge domain in education, healthcare, e-governance, agriculture would contribute in capacity building activities in the African region. This, in turn, would further enhance the role of India as a partner in Africa’s development and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and share its experience and expertise with countries in the African region.”

Apollo Hospitals plans expansion in Africa

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, India’s biggest healthcare chain, plans to buy hospitals in Tanzania, Botswana and Nigeria in addition to its plan to set up one in Dar es Salaam.

“There are hospitals available for takeover in Tanzania, Botswana and Nigeria. We are looking at them,” said Radhey Mohan. P, senior general manager, international business development, Apollo Hospitals. He declined to provided more details.

Apollo is setting up a 500-bed hospital in Tanzania that will require an investment of $70 million and plans to serve patients from east and west Africa.

The hospital will have 300 beds in the first phase, and the rest will be added in the second phase. The construction of the hospital will start in 2012 and the doctors at the facility will be a mix of Indians and local hires.

Apollo also plans to set up a clinic each in Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia and Zambia, he said.

“We are very hopeful about our expansion plans in Africa,” said Sangita Reddy, executive director-operations, Apollo group of Hospitals.

“The clinics will support the hospital. It will be a hub-and-spoke model. The preparation of the feasibility report for the clinics is on,” said Sudhir Diggikar, chief executive of Apollo Health and Lifestyle Ltd.

Every clinic will involve an investment of around Rs. 12 crore. At present, the healthcare service provider has a capacity of more than 8,700 beds across 54 hospitals within and outside India.

Joseph Mettle Nunoo, deputy health minister of Ghana, said Apollo is interested in setting up a hospital there as well.

An increasing number of African countries are interested in partnering with Indian organizations both in the public and the private sectors in the areas of healthcare services, manufacturing of tropical drugs and joint research for prevention of communicable

Apollo Hospitals, the first to introduce Personalized Regenerative Cell Therapies for Aesthetics in India !

Apollo Hospitals is the first in India to launch Regenerative Cell-Enriched Cosmetic Treatments at Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad and Apollo Cosmetic Clinics. Apollo Hospitals and Cytori Therapeutics, a leader in regenerative medicine technologies, announced an alliance to introduce Cytori's Celution® System for personalized cell therapy at Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad and Apollo Centers of Cosmetic Surgery.
The integration of Cytori's Celution-based personalized cell therapy into Apollo Hospital's "Cosmetic Centers of Excellence" will for the first time make available a patient's own adipose (Fat) derived regenerative cells (ADRCs) as an all-natural, soft-tissue filler across a variety of cosmetic procedures in India. As part of this alliance, Cytori and Apollo have collaborated in Hyderabad and Delhi with plans for additional locations throughout India this year.
The Centers of Cosmetic Surgery at Apollo Hospitals is an acknowledged centers of excellence. Cosmetic enhancement treatment, beyond being a way of aesthetic improvement, involves advanced and intricate procedures. These Centers also offers medical tourists from all over the world superior quality cosmetic treatment at costs that are highly affordable, with results comparable to those at the best centers across the globe.
Speaking about the alliance, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Founder and Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, "At Apollo Hospitals, we pride ourselves on introducing the latest technological advancements to help improve health care outcomes. The alliance with Cytori will revolutionize the delivery of personalized cell therapy in India. The Cytori Celution® System represents best-in-class regenerative medicine technology that enables surgeons' access to the power of the patient's own regenerative cells as real-time therapy across a variety of ischemic diseases."
Commenting on this relationship Christopher J. Calhoun, CEO of Cytori, said, "We are honored to work closely with Apollo Hospitals to make personalized cell therapy available. Apollo Hospitals represent best-in-class institutions in India and appropriate venues to enable surgeons to unlock the natural healing mechanisms of the human body to treat critical unmet medical conditions. This alliance should help ensure India becomes a leading hub in regenerative medicine worldwide."

Apollo Pharmacy has been awarded the Best Healthcare Retail Company of the Year- 2011 by Frost & Sullivan, Mumbai !

Alexandria-Frost & Sullivan 2011 India Excellence in Healthcare Awards seek to recognize companies and individuals that have pushed the boundaries of excellence, rising above the competition and demonstrating outstanding performance across South Asia.
Apollo Pharmacy has been awarded the Best Healthcare Retail Company of the Year 2011 under the Healthcare Delivery Awards category.

Apollo launches Liver Clinic

Over 50 million Indians are affected by liver ailments and the incidence appears to be on the rise, said Anand Rammurthy, consultant, surgical gastroenterology and liver transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He was speaking at the launch of Apollo liver clinic at Jehangir Hospital and Apollo Clinic in Vimannagar recently.

"The liver clinic is a novel concept that offers multidisciplinary evaluation under one roof by several sub-specialists in liver medicine," Rammurthy said. The aim of launching the clinic is to create awareness and provide screening and treatment facilities under one roof, he added.

He described liver as a silent, uncomplaining worker.

Asked about the current shortage of cadaveric donors, Rammurthy said, "Living donor liver transplant is a safe procedure with high success rates for both the donor and the recipient."

"Apollo Liver Clinics is an effort to simplify, streamline and optimise the care of patients with liver disease. It has launched as a part of our mission to increase awareness regarding liver health, liver diseases as well as treatment for cirrhosis or end stage liver disease with liver transplantation. The clinic provides a road map of the treatment plan that is optimally tailored for individual patient,"s he added.

Apollo launches Liver Clinic

Over 50 million Indians are affected by liver ailments and the incidence appears to be on the rise, said Anand Rammurthy, consultant, surgical gastroenterology and liver transplantation, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. He was speaking at the launch of Apollo liver clinic at Jehangir Hospital and Apollo Clinic in Vimannagar recently.

"The liver clinic is a novel concept that offers multidisciplinary evaluation under one roof by several sub-specialists in liver medicine," Rammurthy said. The aim of launching the clinic is to create awareness and provide screening and treatment facilities under one roof, he added.

He described liver as a silent, uncomplaining worker.

Asked about the current shortage of cadaveric donors, Rammurthy said, "Living donor liver transplant is a safe procedure with high success rates for both the donor and the recipient."

"Apollo Liver Clinics is an effort to simplify, streamline and optimise the care of patients with liver disease. It has launched as a part of our mission to increase awareness regarding liver health, liver diseases as well as treatment for cirrhosis or end stage liver disease with liver transplantation. The clinic provides a road map of the treatment plan that is optimally tailored for individual patient,"s he added.

Group

Apollo Hospitals Group is the acknowledged leader in bringing super speciality world-class healthcare to India.

It is presently the largest integrated healthcare company in Asia.

Medical Milestones

Employs over 4000 specialists and super-specialists and 3000 medical officers spanning 53 clinical departments in patient care.

Achieved a 99.6% success rate in cardiac bypass surgeries, over 91% of these were beating heart surgeries.

Conducted over 55,000 cardiac surgeries - one of only 10 hospitals in the world to achieve these volumes.

First Indian hospital group to introduce new techniques in Coronary Angioplasty, Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery.

Performed over 7,50,000 major surgeries and over 10,00,000 minor surgical procedures with exceptional clinical outcomes.

Pioneered orthopaedic procedures like hip and knee replacements, the Illizarov procedure and the Birmingham hip re-surfacing technique.

Pioneered the concept of preventive healthcare in India successfully completed over 700,000 Preventive Health Checks.

First hospital group to bring the 64 Slice CT-Angio scan system.

First hospital group in South-East Asia to introduce the 16 Slice PET-CT Scan.

First to perform liver, multi-organ and cord blood transplants in India.

Equipped with the largest and most sophisticated sleep laboratory in the world.

With a large gap between the need and availability of hospitals facilities, our focus is to increase the bed capacity by about 30% every year. 

Major thrust fields of activities of the group consist of Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals Consultancy, Information Technology including internet based technology, Telemedicine, Education and Training, Virtual Medical University, Home Healthcare and Pharmacy Retailing.