Nigeria-India investment relations has received a boost as Indian healthcare group Padiyath Healthcare revealed that it has earmarked investments worth $100 million in the Nigeria’s healthcare sector.
This disclosure was made by company chairman, Dr. Hazeeb Rahman Padiyath, during a recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Abuja.
According to Padiyath, the investments when completed will enable Nigerians access world class hospitals at affordable cost.
According to him the first one is the Padiyath Mayfields Hospitals, a 300-bed tertiary care hospital which is being constructed in Suncity estates, Galadimawa, Abuja, adding that when commissioned it will be Nigeria’s largest private sector hospital.
He told the visiting India PM that the hospital brings in advanced diagnostic equipments like 3T MRI. 256 slice CT scan machine which will be the first of its kind in West Africa along with cardiac cathlab, 24 super speciality centers of excellence, 25 bed intensive care unit, operation theatre in emergency department in addition to the operation theater complex on the third floor which can be lifesaving in times of emergency.
He said the project will be ready for unveiling by February 2025.
The India investor disclosed that the second Hospital Padiyath Cancer Care Hospitals which will also be domiciled in Abuja will be a 200-bed hospital world class cancer institute.
“This center will be a full-fledged cancer hospital with equipments like Pet Scan, Linear accelerator and Gamma knife,” Dr. Padiyath said.
The multinational healthcare provider has operations in India, Middle East and Africa, the company boss said.
