Forte International and Global Hospitals tie up

Forte International, a member of the Forte Group has been appointed as the strategic partner for the Global Hospitals Group of India, on account of the stronghold, the Forte group has in the healthcare industry. Forte, as the strategic partner of Global Hospitals will take care and service patients who are seeking medical aid in India.

According to Chairman and CEO Forte Group, M.F.A. Riyas, they intend doing this with the support of the Sri Lankan doctors and the medical profession who will refer patients who in their opinion require medical attention overseas, however patients could also approach the Forte Group directly as well.

This all came about when my father-in-law when driving to work one day got a chest pain. We took him to India where Key Hole surgery was performed on him at Global Hospitals and this gave birth to the alliance', said Riyas.

Forte Pharmaceuticals, one of the authorized agents in Sri Lanka to import and distribute the CIPLA range of products as well as those of their sister companies OKASA Pharma, as well as Medi Spray Laboratories, import 80% of their drugs from India, with the balance coming from Y.S.P industries Malaysia.

'We also have a division of chemicals which include Melamine testing kits, water treatment chemicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory equipment, as well as testing chemicals. There is a vast market especially in the government and manufacturing sectors.

In 1995 a globally reputed manufacturer of world class healthcare products, Kuteks of Turkey, collaborated with the Forte Group of companies to set up a new BOI venture, namely Forte Healthcare (Pvt) Ltd, which was granted the total marketing rights for Kuteks products to Hemas Pharmaceuticals in Sri Lanka and we hope to expand this segment of our business further', said Riyas.

Global Hospitals was founded by Dr. K. Ravindranath, a pioneer in Surgical Gastroenterology and Laparoscopic Surgery a decade ago in Hyderabad, with a vision of saving lives and nurturing life through technology, skills, teamwork and ethics.

Our Mission is to achieve our dream of a healthy world through continuous innovation, dedication to quality and provision of compassionate and affordable medical services; I have miles to go before I sleep', says Dr Ravindranath.