Fairfax and Quess will build a 350-bed specialty paediatric centre

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited along with Quess Corp Ltd.,

business services provider has announced the signing of an MoA with Christian Medical College, Vellore, to establish a paediatric speciality centre at its Kannigapuram campus.

The proposed centre will have 350 beds offering a range of pediatric services. The centre will be called

‘CMC Vellore Paediatric Specialty Centre’.

To set up the Paediatric Centre, both the companies have pledged Rs 300 crore. Both of them aim to provide excellent paediatric medical and surgical services.

Other than building a paediatric centre, this centre will also emphasise on education, training and research. This initiative of Fairfax and Quess will prove to be extremely beneficial to patients coming not only from different parts of country but also from across the globe.

Prem Watsa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax, said, “We are excited to partner with CMC Vellore, which has a long-established culture of caring for the poor and vulnerable, on the development of this centre.

Fairfax is committed to giving back to the communities where we operate and we believe this initiative will enable CMC to lead the way in transforming paediatric care in India.”