The recognition by the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) as the Centre of Excellence in Hernia Surgery came at the APHS conference in Taiwan

The accreditation sheds light on the interest of more and more hospitals in the region seeking such affiliations and recognitions

UAE:  In a glitzy function held at the APHS conference at Taiwan, NMC Specialty hospital, Al Nahda Dubai was recognised by the Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS) as the Centre of Excellence in Hernia Surgery making it the only hospital in the UAE with this accreditation. 

The official recognition plaque was handed over to Dr. K.G.Mathew HOD- Dept of General Surgery: NMC Speciality Hospital, AL NAHDA, Dubai.

Prasanth Manghat, the CEO and Executive Director NMC Health, said, “APHS, a registered society in Singapore since 2005, is filling up the gap of having a Hernia Society for the Asia Pacific region, as the American Hernia Society (1997) and the European Hernia Society (1979) were covering the rest of the world and such bodies help the medical community tremendously by bringing them to a common platform to discuss the cases of similar demography”.

Consequent to the accreditation, NMC group organized an International Hernia Conference in association with APHS over the weekend at Hotel Dusit Thani, Abu Dhabi where Live Surgery of the complex case were beamed from NMC Royal Hospital to over 300 doctors of the region. International Hernia experts, Dr. Pradeep Chowbey Founder President APHS, Dr. Tim Tollens from Belgium, Dr. Davide Lomanto, National University Hospital Singapore and the senior faculty from SKMC shared their experiences and shed light on latest on the topic.

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About NMC Health
NMC Health plc is the leading private sector healthcare operator based out of the United Arab Emirates. The group, having started its operations in the country in 1975, has an international network of hospitals in the UAE & GCC, Europe and South America consisting of about 88 healthcare facilities across 12 countries, catering to over 7 million patients per year, and employing over 2000 doctors.

The Group is also a leading UAE supplier of products and consumables across several key market segments, with the major contribution coming from healthcare related products. NMC Trading, a subsidiary of NMC Health plc, is one of the largest distributors in the UAE with distribution rights for some of the most iconic brands from around the world, including 3M, Medtronic, Welch Allyn, Meyra, Sorg, Patron, Abbott Diabetes Care, Nestle, Unilever, Nivea, Pfizer, Siemens, Samsung, Sanofi, Kiwi, Brylcreem, and Henkel, among others. NMC Trading sells products and services to over 10,000 businesses across the UAE.

NMC Health plc reported revenues of in excess of US$1220m in 2016. In April 2012 NMC Health plc became the first healthcare company from the GCC to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). NMC Health plc is a constituent of the coveted FTSE 100 Index of the blue-chip companies at the LSE.

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