M42, a global leader in health technology, has entered into a strategic collaboration with the UAE Ministry of Defence to operate and manage Zayed Military Hospital, located in Al Batayeh, Sharjah. This initiative is expected to extend healthcare services to more than three million individuals in the UAE’s northern regions, including military personnel and their families.
The formalization of this agreement was marked by the signing of an investment deal between Major General Dr. Aysha Sultan Aldhaheri, Executive Director of the Military Health Executive Directorate at the UAE Ministry of Defence, and Hasan Jasem Al Nowais, Managing Director and Group CEO of M42, as well as Chairman of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
“We are pleased with the first-of-its-kind military-civilian partnership between the Ministry of Defence and M42 to deliver world-class medical services to our servicemen and women and their families, and the wider population of the northern regions of the UAE. This collaboration clearly reflects our unwavering commitment to providing the highest standards of healthcare in the Armed Forces, while at the same time strengthening our role in the national health ecosystem to improve access to specialized medical care for a larger segment of society,” said Dr. Aysha Sultan Aldhaheri.
M24 Expanding Healthcare Access in Northern UAE
Through this partnership, M42 and the Ministry of Defence aim to deliver comprehensive, specialized clinical services to the northern communities, ensuring that military personnel, their families, and the general population have access to high-quality healthcare.
M42 will also integrate services from its healthcare network, including expertise from Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and Healthpoint, enhancing the range of medical care provided at Zayed Military Hospital.
“Our partnership with the Ministry of Defence is significant, expanding our healthcare footprint in the UAE and helping us deliver access to specialised healthcare to more people as part of our transformation agenda. Together with the Ministry of Defence, we are bringing advanced services and specialized expertise closer to the people in the northern regions, ensuring the highest quality of care for all,” stated Hasan Jasem Al Nowais.
This partnership is a part of M42’s broader efforts to expand healthcare offerings, following its recent opening of a diabetes center in Al Dhafra and its collaboration with Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company to establish an Amana Healthcare facility in Bahrain. Full-scale operations at Zayed Military Hospital are slated to commence in early 2025.
