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Sinophi Healthcare Signs Cooperation Agreement with Huai’an First People’s Hospital

May 20^th 2013

Sinophi Healthcare Limited and Huai’an First People’s Hospital (HAFPH) signed a Cooperation Agreement today to work together in providing hospital management services in China. The signing ceremony was held at the “China Hospital Build and Infrastructure Exhibition 2013” in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu, China’s second wealthiest province.

The Cooperation Agreement was signed by Sinophi Healthcare Chairman Simon MacKinnon and by Dr Sun Xiaoyang, President of HAFPH. The ceremony was witnessed by Mr Yao Xiaodong, the Huai An City Party Secretary and Mr Brian Gallagher, the UK Counsellor for Trade and Head of UKTI China based in the British Embassy, Beijing.

Sinophi and HAFPH announced they will build on existing work together and establish a joint company to engage in hospital management services. This new company will bring together Sinophi’s international management, technology and services expertise with HAFPH’s experience as north Jiangsu province’s leading hospital and medical centre of excellence. It will work with HAFPH’s client and other hospitals which serve the 20 million people in and surrounding Huai’an. Discussions are already underway with several hospitals and government departments to bring these management services to their hospitals.

The new company will work to improve the quality of management services in its client hospitals in line with China’s national objectives and policies, emphasizing quality, affordability and access.

Information about Huai’an First People’s Hospital

Established in 1950, Huai’an First People’s Hospital is located in northern Jiangsu province adjacent to Shanghai. Jiangsu province has a population of 80m and per capita GDP surpassed US$10,000 in 2012. With 2,200 inpatient beds and a further 800 bed facility to open in November 2013, the HAFPH will be the largest comprehensive hospital in Jiangsu province. Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, the hospital has 33 individual clinical departments and is designated by China’s Ministry of Health as an international emergency aid center network hospital.

Signing of cooperation agreement in Nanjing between HAFPH and Sinophi Healthcare witnessed by government officials from Huai’an and the UK

Seated:  Sun Xiao Yang (President, HAFPH) and Simon MacKinnon (Chairman, Sinophi Healthcare)

Standing:   Ji Wenqiao (Director, Huai’an Health Bureau), Ms Wang Honghong (Vice Mayor – Health, Huai’an), Chen Tao (Vice Mayor – International Affairs, Huai’an), Yao Xiaodong (Party Secretary, Huai’an), Brian Gallagher (Head of UKTI China), Clive Allcorn (Healthcare Leader, UKTI China), Oliver Hayakawa (UKTI), Hanif Kanji (CEO, Sinophi Healthcare)