Muscat: The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Health to establish a Medical Fitness Examination Centre in Samail Industrial City.
The agreement was signed by Dr Ali bin Talib Al Hinai, Undersecretary for Planning Affairs at Ministry of Health, and Hilal bin Hamad Al Hasani, Chief Executive Officer of Madayn.
The agreement comes within the strategic planning framework to manage and provide comprehensive health services. The centre will provide its services to the investors located within and outside Samail Industrial City.
Commenting on the agreement, Dr Ali Al Hinai stated that this agreement comes within the framework of continuous and fruitful cooperation for the public interest between the Ministry of Health and Madayn.
“This agreement comes within the keenness of the ministry and Madayn to ensure the safety of the citizens and residents and to prevent the spread of any infectious disease,” Al Hinai said, adding: “The establishment of this centre in Samail Industrial City with full funding from Madayn will represent a key addition to the health system in general and the medical fitness centres in particular. This will also contribute to relieving pressure on other medical fitness centres and facilitate access of people without the need of going for long distances.”
On his part, Hilal Al Hasani, CEO of Madayn, pointed out that establishing the Medical Fitness Centre in Samail Industrial City comes as a result of cooperation between Madayn and the Ministry of Health in light of constant efforts to provide integrated services and facilities within Samail Industrial City for the investors and business owners in particular and the wilayat’s population in general.
Al Hasani added that in addition to the Medical Fitness Centre project, Madayn is also working on implementing and completing a set of value-adding projects in Samail Industrial City. These include the industrial city’s infrastructure project that is expected to be completed by the end of the current year. “There is also the administration and facility building project in Samail Industrial CIty, which is expected to be received by the last quarter of 2020. Moreover, the project of civil defence centre is under discussion with the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance, which will serve the industrial city in particular and the wilayat in general. In general, Samail Industrial City offers a range of small businesses such as cafes, restaurants, training centres, among other services,” Al Hasani said.
It is noteworthy to mention that the establishment of the Medical Fitness Centre in Samail Industrial City represents the efforts made by the Ministry of Health in establishing specialised centres to examine medical fitness of the expatriates. The number of such centres has reached 22 this year spread across the various governorates of the Sultanate.