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Under the agreement, the two organisations would work together to create global excellence models in healthcare.
Apollo would set up a referral lab in Hyderabad in partnership with Amcare labs, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins, Pratap C Reddy, chairman Apollo Hospitals Group said.
"Collaboration with Johns Hopkins, which has earned a reputation for itself in the field of medicine, will help us improve healthcare delivery system through regular programmes such as continuing medical education programmes, clinical trials, nursing education and research," he said.
The alliance would help share expertise of both sides to improve healthcare delivery system and benefit the patient, Steve Thompson, CEO Johns Hopkins Medicine International said.
"This association will help us share the best practices we follow in our respective organisations. Working together in various fields will help latest advances reach the population in this part of the world as well," he said.
Under the agreement with Amcare, Apollo Hospitals would set up a referral lab in Hyderabad, which would offer facilities for general and high-end tests.
"General and high end tests such as tests based on genetic mutation and tests to assess the effect of particular drug on a patient would be done in the lab," Preetha Reddy, managing director, Apollo group said.