NMC receives the coveted Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award

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NMC receives the coveted Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award

UAE: NMC Healthcare and NMC Trading received two separate business excellence awards on February 21st, 2017 at the 9th Cycle of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Awards ceremony. The awards were presented to Dr B R Shetty, Founder & CEO, NMC by H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and first Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council.

NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Nahda, Dubai and NMC Trading, a subsidiary of NMC Health plc. were both recognized for their dedication towards cultivating world-class business culture in the region, with the ultimate goal of creating a high level competitive business environment that fosters trade, business development, and job creation, which ultimately contributes to a solid and sustainable growth of the GCC economies.

Commenting on the award, Dr B R Shetty, Founder & CEO, NMC said: “It is an immense honour to be recognised with the prestigious Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award and to receive two awards reaffirms our commitment to continuously supporting UAE and its initiatives. We will forever stand ready to drive economic success in the UAE with our progressive and innovative business practices and provide countless opportunities to the people of the UAE.”

The award is organized by Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) in line with its strategy that aims at enhancing the business community competitiveness, and its policy of supporting and appreciating the outstanding activities of corporations which have largely contributed to the development of UAE business sectors.

About NMC Health

NMC Health plc is the leading private sector healthcare provider based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The group, having started its operations in the country in 1975, has an international network of hospitals in the UAE, Europe and South America consisting of over forty healthcare facilities across 7 countries, catering to over 12000 patients per day and employing over 1200 doctors looking after 1000 beds.

Clinica Eugin in Spain, Italy, Denmark, Brazil and Columbia, Dr. Sunny Healthcare medical centres in Sharjah, Provita, Americare and Fakih Medical Centers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain, and Al Zahra Hospital at Sharjah were all acquired in the recent past, fortifying NMC’s international reach and comprehensive medical expertise.

NMC Trading, the distribution arm of NMC Healthcare, is a leading supplier of products and consumables across several key market segments of Pharmaceuticals, Medical Equipment and Diagnostics, Medical Consumable and Devices, Veterinary, Personal Care, F & B, Household Care and Home Improvement, and Education with the major contribution coming from the segment of healthcare products. NMC Trading has distribution rights for some of the 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 and sells products and services to over 10,000 businesses across the UAE.

In April 2012 NMC Health plc became the first healthcare company from the GCC to list on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the coveted FTSE 250 Index. In 2017, NMC Health plc crossed the $4 billion mark of its market cap value and was valued as a Superbrand for the third consecutive year by the Superbrands Council.


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