Novacare Hospital and an emerging private healthcare provider in Pakistan, has issued a clarification over the misleading reports and social media posts regarding the upcoming healthcare project in Lahore and its association with UK-based healthcare institutions.
“We wish to clarify and nuance recent media reports and social media posts mischaracterising the entities and relationships involved in Novacare’s upcoming project at CBD NSIT(Nawaz Sharif IT City) Lahore,” the company said in a handout.
“Under the Trust’s International Affiliate network, expert multidisciplinary teams from the Trust work with aspirational healthcare organisations like Novacare to help them establish and develop high-quality clinical standards and practices. Novacare was the second entity globally to join this International Affiliate Network.
Novacare seeks to build a nationwide healthcare network across Pakistan. As part of its national expansion, Novacare has been allotted land in CBD NSIT Lahore for its second project — an Academic Medical Centre integrating healthcare provision, education, research, and innovation within a world-class setting, benefiting from the cutting-edge technological and academic ecosystem under development by the Government of Punjab.”
Novacare also explained the distinction between the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London.
“The Trust is a UK National Health Service (NHS) organisation, operating five major hospitals in London and leading one of the UK’s largest teaching hospital groups.
“Imperial College London is a separate academic institution; while the two work together and collaborate closely in several areas, the university is not involved in the Trust’s International Affiliate Network, and hence issued a statement refuting its presence in Pakistan,” as per the statement.