UAE nurtures entrepreneurship: Moopen

UAE-India relationship has been warm and grown exponentially over the years, it is indeed a moment of pride and privilege to see His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, representing whole world as a friend of India as the chief guest for our Republic Day, said Dr Azad Moopen, founder chairman and managing director of Aster DM Healthcare, who is also part of the high level delegation visiting India this week.
Moopen recalls UAE visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2015 and said: "The personal rapport established between two leaders and also with His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, along with other leaders also endorses the depth of ties between two nations. The ties will only deepen culture integration, growth prospects in economic areas. There are large number of projects which are thought of with investment potential from the GCC countries into India utilising the Indian potential for harnessing manpower and technology is going have tremendous impact on the growth of India and investment opportunities for UAE. I hope that leaders of both countries will definitely show us the way as to how to take this relationship to cloud nine."
 The Padma Shri recipient strongly endorses the fact that UAE is the second home to their three decade old brand and has helped nurtured the entrepreneurship from single clinic in Dubai Al Rafa Polyclinic, in 1987 to more than 300 establishments coupled with more than 18,000 employees in nine countries and growing. " UAE - Dubai - is the single reason for our birth and growth and currently UAE contributes 60 per cent of our over all business. The region will always be main area of focus for us as UAE's fertile soil always encourages businesses to grow." Moopen started his business in Dubai with Dh100,000 and has now seen the group grow by leaps. "Back in those days despite all the amenities I have personally gone through the process of standing in queue for visa sponsorship, labour among other processes."
 The veteran in medicine with multifaceted roles in teaching, business and medicine feels that health care is one profession where you can touch people's life and where profit should not be a aim but a by product of your business. Moopen - endorsing the mandatory insurance service in UAE - said: "The government's move in insurance sector has only boosted the access and afford ability for UAE residents in health care which was not earlier the case." - sandhya@khaleejtimes.com

Sandhya D'Mello

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