ISLAMABAD – Shaikh Mohammad Bin Faisal Al Qassimi, founder of a UAE basedMBF group, has decided to invest US$970 million in Gulberg Greens Islamabadto build a ‘Medical City’. Gulberg Greens has an area of 100,000-squaremeters in the outskirts of the capital.
The MBF group made an agreement with Ibchez Housing and Nixon to kick-startthis initiative.
The project will consist of a 400-bed university hospital, followinginternational and advanced standards.
Upon the completion of this project, the medical city would be able toserve 1 million patients and clients on a monthly basis.
The medical city will also comprise of Pakistan’s first medical mall alongside therapeutic and recreational areas, a regional cardiology center, andan orthopedic center – Shaikh Mohammad Bin Faisal Al Qassimi.
The Medical city in Gulberg Greens will also include a new nursing college.
Alongside the development of this Medical City, the group will alsomanage 1,000 medical, technical and an all Pakistani administrative staff.The MBF is also responsible for providing all the medical equipment neededas well as beds.
“There is a growing demand for advanced medical services in Islamabad andprovide specialist health services that are in short supply”, quoted by AlQassimi in a statement published on WAM.