Foundation Holdings launches affiliates
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has signed a Rs.218 crore investment memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Foundation Holdings, a healthcare and education investment firm with major investments in India and the Gulf including Mumbai-based Edutech firm Toppr.
Foundation holdings is also launching with the investment affiliate companies in Bahrain, including a new state-of-the-art medical centre focused on specialised healthcare and non-communicable diseases.
This investment into the Kingdom will support Foundation Holdings and EDB’s shared goal of driving meaningful and positive impact in Bahrain’s healthcare and education sectors, the EDB said in a release on 26 May 2021 from Manama.
The launch of primary care provider Right Health, an affiliate of Foundation Holdings, will be centered around a new research and development centre that, along with a chain of outpatient and diagnostic facilities and pharmacies, will offer a clinical capacity of 150 doctors and nurses capable of serving as many as 500,000 patients annually.
The agreement also includes launching medical solutions through ProMedEx – another Foundation Holdings affiliate, who will work with the country’s leading private and public hospitals to offer the world’s best-in-class technology orthopaedic and general surgery implants and devices.
The healthcare market in Bahrain grew at an annual average rate of 12.2%, from an estimated US$1.1 billion in 2015 to an estimated US$2 billion in 2020 which reflects the growing investment opportunity within this key sector.
Abhishek Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of Foundation Holdings, said, “We believe that Bahrain is poised to become a major hub for finance, healthcare, education, technology and innovation and we are proud to partner with Bahrain to enhance the quality of the healthcare and education sectors in the Kingdom and the wider GCC region.
“We are committed to driving innovation within these critical sectors, to meeting the growing demand for specialised service offerings and to creating jobs to lay the foundation for stronger long-term economic growth.”
“This MoU enables us to establish Bahrain as the regional pioneer for healthcare and education and in turn become the springboard for the entire GCC, attracting foreign direct investment and importing global best practice to enhance and boost Bahrain’s position in the global sphere.
“The latest technologies of our investee companies like ProMedEx and Right Health will further benefit all residents of Bahrain in addition to creating local jobs, and we look forward to using our talent, scale and experience as an effective private sector partner to make a significant positive impact in the Kingdom,” said Sharma.
Commenting on the partnership, Mahmood Al Aradi, Chief Investment Officer at Bahrain EDB, added, “This is a strategic investment that has the potential to unlock significant opportunities for healthcare providers in Bahrain over the coming years.”
“We are extremely pleased to be supporting Foundation Holdings with their plans to enter the Bahrain healthcare market. Our strategic location, our competitive business offering, which includes delivering the best value operating costs in the region, and the growing demand for healthcare services will all play a fundamental role in contributing to the success of the project.”
Foundation Holdings is a global strategic investment firm focused on the healthcare and education sectors in India and the GCC and currently holds investments in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India. Foundation Holdings will deploy the funds into establishing its portfolio companies in Bahrain, creating 300-500 locally sourced, specialised healthcare jobs in the process.
The news of the MoU comes as Bahrain continues to embark on ongoing healthcare reforms as part of its Vision 2030 programme, creating new and expanded opportunities for investors and healthcare providers. #investment #technology #health /fiinews.com
