Dr. VMA HAKKIM
Chairman & Managing Director, Al Hakkim International LLc
Bio: Mr VMA Hakkim is popularly known as the Medical Man in Oman.
He facilitated KIMS Hospital Group to establish its multispecialty hospital in Muscat in 2009. He then became a partner and Executive Director of the Hospital.
He also founded the Al Hakkim International LLC in Muscat to help patients travelling abroad. Medical tourism has been an unorganized sector in Oman. But it is Hakkim who took the first initiative to make it an organized, well-coordinated activity, offering expert treatments abroad in 10 countries at affordable costs.
Recently he established a well-managed professional Home Health Care Center for the first time in Muscat. It extends medical care to recovering patients and rehabilitation at home.
Mr Hakkim has a Post Graduate Degree with University First Rank and an MPhil from JNU. After serving the Govt of Kerala for 6 years, as a District level officer, he migrated to the Gulf. Started his overseas career in Saudi Arabia and then in Dubai, but finally settled in Oman for over 25 years.
He was conferred D.Litt. by Kings University ,USA in May 2018 for his academic excellence and community services. As a Medical Tourism Promoter among Arabs, he has contracted with a panel of selected high profile hospitals in India, Germany, Switzerland, Bangkok, Iran, Malaysia and Turkey. His patient outsourcing network and foreign travel coordination facilities in Muscat are of immense value to any super speciality hospitals around the world.
Widely travelled around the world, mostly on business purposes. He achieved the PRIDE OF INDIA Award in 2006 from the NRI Institute in London.
Got his daughter educated in a Medical College in Kerala, and got her specialization in Family Medicine at Coventry UK
And his son at IIT, Kanpur and then MBA from top university in the US. Started his career with IBM Head Quarters in New York, shifted to Black Rock, Manhatten.
Strongly supporting his activities is his wife, Raziya Hakkim. A post graduate in Political Science, and a teacher by profession.
Company: Al Hakkim International LLC
AL Hakkim Medical Services, under the brand name of CARE24 is committed to provide quality healthcare to the people in Oman. Care24 is an all-round health service , providing advanced treatment options abroad, Medical air escorting, and quality physiotherapy and nursing care at the comforts of the home.
"Our vision is to become a premier healthcare service provider for patients care; contributing to clinical and scientific research – promoting partnerships with leading global healthcare organizations."
To carry out its mission, Al Hakkim is committed to the following excellence in service :
- Follow international service standards and personalized care.
- Offer the cultural, language, and location-related support to patients sent abroad.
- Tailor its care to patient’s age and situation.
- Put the patient’s needs and wellbeing above all else in the provision of care.
- Provide care with sincerity, responsibility, respect, purpose, empathy, and emotional support.
- Demonstrate commitment to the entire patient experience.
A recent initiative of the company is a PPP project for Advanced Skill Accusation Programme for young Omani Healthcare workers.