Why did you choose to invest in this particular scope?
We have experience in this area in which our city needs a number of medical facilities.
How do your customers see the project? What is the percentage of success of your project?
They are satisfied with the project in which they are guaranteed comfort, correct diagnosis, security and taking interest in details. There are senior doctors and consultants from all medical specializations and the most modern medical equipment of new 4D generation under one medical system in order to fulfill all medical needs for patients in a distinguished medical site that saves time and efforts for the patients in Aden Governorate and neighboring governorates without a need to move from one clinic to other.
Do you have a plan for advertisement and promotion of your project?
Our plan is to offer health care properly, precisely and safely which is a significant advertisement and promotion.
What are the problems of procedures you have faced in establishing your project?
The problems of war and currency deterioration due to the Riyal collapse.
Do you have other projects? Has the war affected these projects? How could you overcome their effects?
Yes. We have the international hospital project in the Al-Sahel Al-Gharbi which is affected by the war but our insistence to provide medical and humanitarian services is more than any obstacle that we face. With insistence and will, goals are achieved.
Have you got any compensation after the war?
We have other hospital and we have not had any compensation from any body.
What is your advice to investors who desire to invest in Aden?
To invest in a right way as the city is in need for more projects and any project is established in a right way will achieve fascinating successes.
Interview with an investor (Director General of Borg Al-Atiba)
Dr. Wasim Ghalib Mohammed
The Borg Al-Atiba Center for Medical Services is one of the investment service and successful projects in the General Investment Authority which was opened in 2020 with an estimated investing cost (500) million Riyals and (200) jobs.
The Borg Al-Atiba Center for Medical Services is located near Alsahabah Mosque, Abdulaziz Neighbouhood, Almansourah District. It is an integrated building including outpatient clinics, operations, admissions, and it is distinguished with emergency services (accidents, heart, delivery, pediatrics, etc.).
The GIA met the investor Dr. Wasim Ghalib Mohammed, Director General of Borg Al-Atiba Center for Medical Services, within the framework of the most significant successful projects which are licensed by the GIA. The interview is as follows:
What is the nature of your project? What services do you provide?
First: We appreciate the GIA, its departments and staff, for their provided facilities to serve the investors and businessmen in order to rise the economic, health and development level in our country.
Second: We work in presenting the highest medical and treatment services in the health sector.
Third: Borg Al-Atiba is the first and biggest medical gathering for senior doctors from all specializations in one place in addition to the most modern center for diagnostic radiology and central laboratories to offer special, comprehensive and high medical services. All this is served under one roof.
How many jobs are offered in the project?
The project offers (200) jobs.
What are the difficulties the project has faced?
We have faced some difficulties that hindered our work and caused damages such as wars and political conflicts that stopped us from completing building and equipping the project because the lack of manpower and the big increase in building materials due to currency deterioration.
How do you see the investment in Aden? Are there any potentials that the General Investment Authority to provide facilities to overcome obstacles that face investors?
Aden is one of the best international cities regarding its geographical and trade location which will be one of the best economic cities at the international and regional level if the war stops and safety and security exist and many countries and companies will invest in the city in all areas and sectors. I advise and hope that Yemeni businessmen and investors to invest in our country where there are a lot of opportunities for the success of any investing project and our homeland is in urgent need to stand beside it and support it to improve the image of investment. The GIA provides all facilities in all areas such as custom and tax exemptions and other features and facilities.
What are the required procedures to improve the investment services and environment and protect the investors?
One of the most important required procedures to improve the investment environment is the existence of security and safety and the control of hard currency.
What are your plans (developing/ expending your project or starting new projects)?
We hope to establish an integrated medical city in Aden and to build and equip a series of medical facilities at the country level to rise the potentials of the health sector and to continue to supply them with the most modern medical equipment and attract elite of doctors in unique specializations to reduce travelling abroad.