An expert team would soon leave for the Caribbean islands to pursue the project there. Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman of the group, said the company would selectively opt for equity or technical participation in these ventures.

For example, Apollo would provide technical assistance to the hospitals in Jamaica and Tanzania, he added.

In India, the group would invest Rs 300 crore in the upcoming super specialty hospitals in Mumbai, Bangalore and Bhubaneswar.

Besides, the group would double its clinics at smaller towns to 100 from the present 48 this year.

Dr Prathap Reddy said the group's hospital in Hyderabad had obtained the JCI (Joint Commission International, the US) accreditation, certifying for high standards of safety and quality.

The JCI audited as many as 1,033 different parameters before giving the certificate. Apollo had already got JCI tags for its Delhi and Chennai hospitals.

Source: blonnett.com