IDB in $53m deal to provide rural healthcare in India
JEDDAH, April 14, 2016
The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has signed a SR200 million ($53.3 million) deal to provide medical care for poor rural people with a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in India, according to a report.
It is part of a SR1 billion donation from a Saudi benefactor to be utilised for the benefit of poor people across the globe, said the Arab News report.
The Mumbai-based Rashtriya Institute of Skill and Education (RISE) will use it to fund 15 mobile health clinics, which the IDB will maintain for the first five years, it said.
The NGO engages in promoting high-quality medical care for India’s rural poor in Rajasthan.
The aid and assistance from IDB will help RISE buy sophisticated mobile health units that are custom-made for countries such as India.
The mobile units will be connected to a centralised studio in Mumbai where specialists of top hospitals are present to provide solutions in real time.
The IDB-funded programme will be rolled out initially in rural areas of Maharashtra where RISE already has mobile health units. - TradeArabia News Service
