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Delegation of Medicover from Belgium shows interest in establishing charitable hospitals at Haryana

PNS

A delegation of Medicover, a leading health organisation of Belgium has evinced keen interest in establishing super specialty charitable hospitals at four places in Haryana.

The delegation led by Director, Medicover, Felipe Velasquez on Wednesday called on the Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij, here.

Felipe informed Vij that they have selected Haryana for establishing charitable hospitals in the state in view of the unprecedented improvements made in the health sector during last few years. The organisation has about 3,000 super specialty hospitals in India and across entire Europe, he said.

Felipe said that under phase-I, the organisation intends to establish such hospitals at Rohtak and Gurugram thereafter such hospitals would be established at Karnal and Ambala under phase-II. These hospitals would be completely charitable and would provide better medical services to poor and economically weaker sections of the society, he added.

The Health Minister has assured assistance to the organisation.