Manipal Health Enterprises has invested growth capital in Ankur Healthcare, a speciality centre, focused in delivering comprehensive services in the areas of reproductive medicine-IVF, andrology and men’s health. This investment also marks the beginning of Manipal Hospital’s foray into allied healthcare delivery formats in partnership with established players in specified clinical areas. This venture will be called Manipal – Ankur Andrology & Reproductive Services (MAARS).
The founders of Ankur Healthcare Dr Vasan SS and Dr Bina Vasan will lead the new entity. Dr Vasan SS will be the CEO and Medical Director while Dr Bina will head the Reproductive Medicine Division.
Commenting on the partnership, Rajen Padukone, MD & CEO, Manipal Health Enterprises said, “Manipal Hospitals has invested in the growth capital in Ankur Healthcare thus foraying into allied healthcare delivery formats with Andrology and Reproductive Services. Our focus on allied healthcare delivery formats will ensure that key traits like quality, technology, ethical practice and affordable care, values will continue as top priority. Our new initiative, MARS would be one of a kind venture that would create a chain of specialty hospitals focusing on Andrology reproductive medicine and men’s health in the country. This synergy will initiate new benchmarks and new medical trends in our country”.
Dr Vasan SS said, “This initiative will enable us to take our unique model of comprehensive Infertility and Men’s health services to a national scale. Over the years we have created this and built unique services in andrology, reproductive medicine and men’s health – all under one roof to address problems of both male and female infertility.”
The venture will continue to be led and managed by Dr Vasan. He aims to expand the existing four centres to 12 over the next 18-24 months, with new centres located in existing hospitals of Manipal Health Enterprises, standalone centres in cities like Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Indore, Chandigarh etc. as well as setting up such facilities within other hospitals.
EH News Bureau