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Unified by care: How UniHealth-UMC Hospitals Group are redefining healthcare across borders
Express Healthcare
|August 2025
UniHealth - UMC Hospitals Group is a diversified and rapidly growing healthcare organisation with a strong operational footprint across East Africa
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In the global landscape of healthcare delivery, few organisations have managed to strike a balance between vision, sustainability, and equitable access quite like UniHealth - UMC Hospitals Group. From urban India to underserved regions of East Africa, the Group's cross-continental growth reflects a deeper purpose: to create a healthcare ecosystem that is integrated, inclusive and internationally bench-marked.
Headquartered in Mumbai, UniHealth has spent the last decade building more than just hospitals—it has built trust, systems and a bold framework for border-less healthcare. With operational facilities in Uganda and Tanzania, and new projects rising in India and across East Africa, the Group is setting a powerful precedent for how healthcare infrastructure can serve both local and international communities in tandem.
UniHealth - UMC Hospitals Group is a diversified and rapidly growing healthcare organisation with a strong operational footprint across East Africa. With a team of 500+ dedicated professionals, the Group delivers end-to-end healthcare solutions across multiple verticals, including hospital operations, pharmaceutical and medical consumables export & distribution, healthcare consultancy services and medical value travel facilitation. Listed on the National Stock Exchange (NSE Emerge Platform) as Unihealth Hospitals Limited, the Group has fortified its financial foundation to scale responsibly while staying rooted in its mission of delivering affordable, accessible, and patient-centric care.
With a strong commitment to creating a sustainable, transcontinental healthcare ecosystem, UniHealth - UMC Hospitals Group continues to leverage Indian clinical expertise, localized partnerships, and global healthcare standards to transform health outcomes across emerging markets.
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