Indian-American couple pledges USD200 mn to transform healthcare in India
26-Sep-17, ET Healthworld
With a USD200 mn commitment, an Indian American doctor couple has teamed up with a Florida university to bring world class medical education to India and potentially transform healthcare in the country.
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With Zambia-born India-educated cardiologist Kiran Patel and his paediatrician wife Pallavi Patel's gift, the Nova Southeastern University located in Fort Lauderdale, will open a new campus in Tampa, 400 km away. In addition to the donation, Patel said that he was committed to spend USD200 mn by 2019 to set up a 40 hectare campus near Vadodara in Gujarat.