IHH Healthcare Singapore signs MoU with Medistra to boost liver care

Partnership covers clinical excellence and training.

IHH Healthcare Singapore and Medistra Hospital in Jakarta have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on improving liver disease services and healthcare quality in the region.

The agreement focuses on cross-border cooperation in several areas, including the development of centres of clinical excellence, joint case discussions, training programmes, knowledge transfer for healthcare professionals, and clinical governance.

“Healthcare today is no longer confined by borders,” said Thomas Wee, Chief Executive Officer of Gleneagles Hospital Singapore. He said that medical tourism has evolved beyond treating travellers to building a regional ecosystem where hospitals collaborate, knowledge is shared freely, and patients can access the best care regardless of location.

The signing took place alongside a forum titled “Liver Diseases in Indonesia: Current Challenges and the Evolving Role of Liver Transplantation,” where Dr Ek Khoon Tan, general surgeon (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary & Transplant) at Gleneagles Hospital Singapore, spoke on recent advances in liver transplantation for end-stage liver disease.

The event was attended by Medistra Hospital’s management, specialist physicians, IHH Healthcare Singapore representatives and referral partners.