New Delhi: UAE government’s largesse coupled with world class Medeor hospital in India proved godsend for hapless Yemenis maimed in civil war. Over 1000 and counting, injured by bullets and blasts, have so far got new lease of life or are on way to recovery. Emirates’ government has fully sponsored the treatment and related needs.
Showcasing the humanitarian medical mission, Dr Ahmed Albanna, UAE’s Ambassador to India on July 23, 2019, emphasised the fact that the medical mission is also symptomatic of cordial relationship that exists between two countries. The Indian government has issued medical attendance visas for these patients. Mr Albama attributed the success of this mission to the world class care facilities in VPS Healthcare’s subsidiary hospital Medeor in Delhi as well. Hundreds of Yemenis including soldiers crippled in Civil War would again lead a normal life, thanks to this medical mission. UAE is providing all kinds of medical and rehabilitation support to Yemen.
This mission started in July, 2016 and still continuing. Injured Yemenis came in batches to India under this mission. The recent batch comprising of 26 Yemen citizens came in June for treatment in Medeor Hospital here. An expert team of doctors and staff from various departments such as Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Plastic Surgery, and Ophthalmic surgery attended on them and delivered best of care.
‘UAE has strongest bilateral tie-ups with India for cooperation and collaborations. Healthcare is one of the most important areas of collaboration. UAE government, as its international responsibility and humanitarian aid, chose VPS Healthcare-Medeor Hospital as its partner to provide healthcare facilities to war-injured Yemen people in India. Since July 2016 till date we have provided medical help to over 1,000 Yemen people in India,’ Dr Albanna added.
‘The mission was initiated by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. We are extremely privileged that the UAE government has kept the trust upon us to send the Yemini patients to our hospital in India for treatment. We have formed a special team of specialist doctors and nurses to attend the batch of patients. We are providing them with the best of the facilities and care,’ said Dr.ShamsheerVayalil, Chairman and Managing Director of VPS Healthcare.
Dr. Shajir Gaffar, Group Director, BD, VPS Healthcare, said, ‘India’s medical excellence is well established in the world. The UAE leadership chose us due to our excellence in healthcare in terms of quality and affordability. We hope to accomplish this humanitarian mission with a sense of brotherhood; commitment to serving people in need, providing the best-in-class multi-specialty services, and compassion. The diversity and extent of our network-enabled patients to be referred from remotely located Yemen to more centralized and super-specialty hospitals like Medeor.’
Rajiv Misra, Regional COO, Medeor Hospital, New Delhi said, ‘India has been well-known for medical tourism due to its world-class medical and clinical expertise. As part of the UAE government’s compassionate mission to help victims of war, patients have been sent to our hospital in batches. A large group of UAE government officials and doctors regularly visit the hospital for follow-up with the patients to ensure their well-being.’
‘Yemen is facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis and people there desperately need quality healthcare to overcome war injuries. The wounded have been flown to India for specialised treatment. VPS Healthcare –Medeor’s compassion & tender touch, highly qualified team experts and our expertise in treating international patients helped patients from Yemen both medically and psychologically,’ he added.
‘Our medical infrastructure and the capability of doctors to provide a full range of multi-disciplinary treatment have led to successfully curing patients who have gone back, thanking India and the UAE’s generosity for medical support and recovery,’ said Mr Marwan Haji Nasser,Director,VPS Healthcare
Renowned Orthopaedician and Chairman, Department of Orthopedics, Medeor Hospital, New Delhi, Dr. PK Dave said, ‘Most of the patients had undergone multiple surgeries earlier and that made our tasks tough. Bullet and blast injuries severely affected their knees, elbows, and joints. We performed surgeries and did joint replacements to provide them relief and a normal-active life.’
The healthcare major VPS Healthcare, founded by Indian born businessman Shamsheer Vayali in 2007, has a very formidable presence in the vast swathe of Middle East, Europe and India through 22 super speciality hospitals and about 125 medical centres. An ambitious Medicity of VPS group is already in the making in Abu Dhabi. India – UAE axis is developing as a formidable continuum of health care. That UAE chose VPS healthcare for its humanitarian medical mission in India speaks a volume about the quality care that this group stands for.
Today, it is recognized as a centre of excellence, providing the latest technology in Cardiac Bypass Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery ,GI oncology, Interventional Cardiology, Bone& joints, Kidney transplants to name a few. The hospital is backed by the most advanced laboratories performing a complete range of investigative tests in the field of Radiology, Biochemistry, Hematology, Transfusion Medicine and Microbiology.
