Hyderabad: Founder of Global Hospital Group Dr.
Ravindranath Kancherla announced Tuesday that he would promise 70% of his wealth, amounting to Rs 350 Crore ($ 50 million), to build an Institute of Medical Education, Research and Innovation that was not protected by Hyderabad.
65-year-old gastroenterology plans to arrange the project, which consists of medical universities and hospitals – called the Global Healthtech University & Innovation Hub (Ghuh), with a focus on multidisciplinary research and innovation.
Medical universities, which will include 750-1,000 bed hospitals, and health technology innovation hubs will require an infusion of more than $ 100 million for seven years.
While the contribution of the Kancherla will be able to take care of 50% of the project capital requirements, the remaining amounts will be contributed by their friends from the medical, pharmaceutical and technology brotherhood.
“Ghuih was being established in Hyderabad to provide a new model for the development of sustainable medical infrastructure …
This institution was first in India and among several in the world.
I have promised 70% of my wealth for this cause and the executor designated for the willingness Registered me to make sure the project runs in the flow even though it is possible, “said Dr.
Ravindranath Kancherla.
Working in the building is expected to begin at the end of this year, his sister said Dr.
Ramesh Kancherla.
Ramesh shows that his older brother has contemplated this project for several years now as part of an effort to create an ecosystem for world-class medical research in India and improve innovation in this field which ultimately will benefit general citizens.
Dr.
Ravindranath, who was considered an expert in the surgical gastroenterology, was part of the Indian and English doctor team who tried to revive the leader of BJP Pramod Mahajan after he was shot at his Mumbai house in April 2006.
The founder of the global hospital also played a key.
The role in building a multi-organ transplant program includes liver, heart, lungs, kidney and pancrease in India.
He also played an important role in popularizing minimal access operations in this country.