IHH HEALTHCARE WILL STEP UP TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS IN INDIA THROUGH IT'S HOSPITAL CHAIN FORTIS HEALTHCARE

Malaysia-headquartered healthcare major IHH Healthcare will step up technology investments in India through its hospital chain

. IHH plans to bet on artificial intelligence (AI), precision medicine, advanced oncology technologies and homegrown health-tech startups as part of its long-term growth strategy. FORTIS currently has about 6,100 operational beds across 36 facilities, including 1,200 beds under operations and management (O&M) agreements. The company has stated that it targets to increase it's network to 10,000 beds by 2030. has already deployed technologies such as the MR-LINAC (linear accelerator) for cancer treatment and is evaluating proton beam therapy after IHH introduced the technology in Singapore. Another major investment area will be precision medicine through FORTIS diagnostics arm Agilus, particularly in genomics and genetic testing for personalised oncology treatment.